Satire and politics: the interplay of heritage and practice

Author(s)
Scully, Richard
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
<p><i>Satire and Politics</i> is the first in a new series of "Palgrave Studies in Comedy", and is a welcome addition to the field of humour studies, both in that capacity and also as a standalone book. The volume had its origins in an Australasian Humour Studies Network panel of 2015, and while its contents therefore reflect serious scholarship and academic engagement with its subject matter, it is also a very readable work. Both the editor–Jessica Milner Davis–and the individual authors (ten in all, with many contributing to multiple chapters) are to be congratulated on this score. It is refreshing to read a collection that eschews jargon and theory, and yet still manages to convey complex concepts and analyses in attractive prose.</p>
Citation
Journal of Australian Studies, v.42 (3)
ISSN
1835-6419
1444-3058
Link
Language
en
Publisher
Routledge
Title
Satire and politics: the interplay of heritage and practice
Type of document
Review
Entity Type
Publication

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