Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire
This thesis examines the contemporary interplay between satire and politics, arguing that it has contributed to three significant shifts within political discourse. Firstly, certain satires are now being used as trusted, legitimate sources of political information and truth. Secondly, politicians in...
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Curtin University
2013
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| author | Higgie, Rebecca Louise |
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| description | This thesis examines the contemporary interplay between satire and politics, arguing that it has contributed to three significant shifts within political discourse. Firstly, certain satires are now being used as trusted, legitimate sources of political information and truth. Secondly, politicians increasingly engage with satire in ways that suggest a political attempt at co-option. Finally, online “citizen satire” has, due to the global flow of information, started to contribute to political debates in offline traditional media. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-21802022-06-15T08:26:52Z Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire Higgie, Rebecca Louise This thesis examines the contemporary interplay between satire and politics, arguing that it has contributed to three significant shifts within political discourse. Firstly, certain satires are now being used as trusted, legitimate sources of political information and truth. Secondly, politicians increasingly engage with satire in ways that suggest a political attempt at co-option. Finally, online “citizen satire” has, due to the global flow of information, started to contribute to political debates in offline traditional media. 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2180 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Higgie, Rebecca Louise Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire |
| title | Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire |
| title_full | Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire |
| title_fullStr | Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire |
| title_short | Speaking truth : the play of politics and Australian satire |
| title_sort | speaking truth : the play of politics and australian satire |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2180 |