Description
-examines the relationship between Brexit and its comedy, exploring how Brexit and comedy are connected in both Leave and Remain discourse
-argues that both populism and comedy are rhetorical in nature and so are linked through their semantic structure and communicative potential
-the author analyses the populism that has emerged from those incongruities in the form of ironic, ambiguous and dichotomous discourse
-provides not just an advance in our understanding of political satire but also a clearer description of the nature of populism
Book Information
ISBN 9781032100708
Author Simon Weaver
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd