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Irony and outrage : the polarized landscape of rage, fear, and laughter in the United States / Dannagal Goldthwaite Young.

Author/creator Young, Dannagal G.
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxii, 267 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subject(s)
Contents The counterculture versus the hate clubs of the air -- Political and technological changes that created Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly -- Outrage and satire as responses and antidotes -- The psychology of satire -- Who gets the joke? -- The psychology of the left and the right -- The psychological roots of humor's liberal bias -- The aesthetics of outrage -- Satire and outrage : parallel functions and impact -- Air America : liberal outrage can't escape the comedy -- Irony and outrage : wild raccoon versus a well-trained attack dog.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019006859
ISBN9780190913083 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780197581803 (paperback)

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