America According to Colbert: Satire as Public Pedagogy

by Sophia A. McClennen

Book Overview

America According to Colbert: Satire as Public Pedagogy post 9/11 argues that, in contrast to the anti-intellectualism, the sensationalism, and the punditry that tend to govern most mass media today, Stephen Colbert's program offers his audience the opportunity to understand the context through which most news is reported and to be critical of it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137014725
• ISBN13: 9781137014726
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"