The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour: Comedy, Populism and the EU Referendum
Author:   Simon Weaver (Brunel University London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367350987


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   30 September 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Simon Weaver (Brunel University London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780367350987


ISBN 10:   036735098
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   30 September 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Brexit, Comedy and Populism; 1. Leave or Remain? Unpacking the Dichotomies of the EU Referendum and Brexit Populism; 2. Brexit, Irony and Populist Politics; 3. Brexit Populism, Trickster Irony and Comic Responses; 4. Brexit Anti-Populism, Caricature and Critique; 5. Brexit, Social Class and Comedy; 6. 'Brexit Means Breakfast': The Language of Brexit and Comedy; 7. Incongruity, Transition and the Shifting Landscape of Brexit Britain; Conclusion: Politics and Satire in Post-Referendum Britain

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'Briefly put, this title is an important addition to humour studies, and I warmly recommend it to every scholar in the field ... a showcase piece on how to construct painstaking and dispassionate academic research.' - Jarno Hietalahti, The European Journal of Humour Research


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Simon Weaver is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at Brunel University London, UK. He is also the author of The Rhetoric of Racist Humour.

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