Beschreibung:
Satire & The State focuses on performance-based satire, most often seen in sketch comedy, from 1960 to the present, and explores how sketch comedy has shaped the way Americans view the president and themselves.
Introduction 1. From Colony to Country: A Brief Overview of American Political Satire 2. JFK 3. LBJ and Nixon 4. Ford and Carter 5. Reagan and Bush 6. The Clintons 7. Dubbya 8. Obama 9. Donald J. Trump 10. Conclusion