{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-of-brexit-humour-simon-weaver-9780367350987","title":"The Rhetoric of Brexit Humour: Comedy, Populism and the EU Referendum","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 2016 there has been an outpouring of humour, comedy and satire on the United Kingdom's EU Referendum and decision to leave the EU, or Brexit. This book examines the relationship between Brexit and its comedy, exploring how Brexit and comedy are connected in both Leave and Remain discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt argues that both populism and comedy are rhetorical in nature and so are linked through their semantic structure and communicative potential. Considering the incongruities that Brexit presents for British society, the author analyses the populism that has emerged from those incongruities in the form of ironic, ambiguous and dichotomous discourse. Through the analysis of a range of comedy on the EU Referendum and Brexit, including material from stand-up and situation comedy, and political satire of various types, \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Brexit Humour\u003c\/i\u003e examines the way in which comedy acts as a rhetoric that draws on, supports and attacks the discourses of Brexit. This provides not just an advance in our understanding of political satire but also a clearer description of the nature of populism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to sociologists, political scientists, media and communications scholars, and anyone interested in Brexit, populism and comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Weaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036735098X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367350987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023","brand":"Simon Weaver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44890932904191,"sku":"9780367350987","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62b79646-fd4e-44db-8157-2a658c1ee824.jpg?v=1709740445","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rhetoric-of-brexit-humour-simon-weaver-9780367350987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}