Political satire and music: Humorous (and political) songs in Donald Trump's America
Why study satirical songs? It all started with the terrorist attacks of November 2015 in Paris. The world was shocked by the events, and among messages of support on Facebook there was a Youtube video, shared thousands of times, by a British comedian who had a satirical show in America. This man, J...
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| Pubblicato in: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/miranda, |
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Miranda
2019
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | Why study satirical songs? It all started with the terrorist attacks of November 2015 in Paris. The world was shocked by the events, and among messages of support on Facebook there was a Youtube video, shared thousands of times, by a British comedian who had a satirical show in America. This man, John Oliver, with his show Last Week Tonight, managed to make me (and millions of people) laugh with his take on the tragedy that had struck. My interest in the genre of political satire was born, a... |
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