Satire and Politics

A lively contemporary study combining in-depth scholarship with a focus on popular comedy and satire Successfully integrates numerous cross-cultural and trans-disciplinary perspectives on comedy and humour studies Offers new research informed by practitioner perspectives and interviews with practising cartoonists Richly illustrated with satirical cartoons and video-stills
This book examines the multi-media explosion of contemporary political satire. Rooted in 18th century Augustan practice, satire’s indelible link with politics underlies today’s universal disgust with the ways of elected politicians. This study interrogates the impact of British and American satirical media on political life, with a special focus on political cartoons and the levelling humour of Australasian satirists.