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No Billionaire Left Behind - Satirical Activism in America

English · Paperback / Softback

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Zusatztext "The activists profiled in Haugerud's lively study of political satire don tuxedos and furs for rallies and hold champagne flutes as protest props. Under fictive! ultra-rich personas like 'Alan Greenspend' and 'Robin Eublind'! the Billionaires question 'the compatibility of wealth and democracy' through a polished form of 'political street theater' . . . Behind-the-scene details like prank-day jitters or the hours of improvisation and mannerism practice needed to get into 'billionaire shape' should charm fans of Stephen Colbert's satirical comedy! while grassroots organizations from any political bent will appreciate Haugerud's analysis of the efficacy of parody and image marketing. A danger of their theatrics is that details of the issues they champion can get lost among the irony-deficient. Nevertheless! Haugerud successfully illuminates America's staggering wealth inequality at the core of the Billionaire's message while investigating the comedic possibilities and limitations of their methods. " Informationen zum Autor Angelique Haugerud is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University and Editor of American Ethnologist . Klappentext Angelique Haugerud is and Editor of . Zusammenfassung The first ethnographic study of how genre-bending satirical activists engage America's great wealth divide and the role of big money in politics.

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Authors Angelique Haugerud
Publisher Stanford University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 17.04.2013
 
EAN 9780804781534
ISBN 978-0-8047-8153-4
No. of pages 288
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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