The democratic roles of satirists
| Autor: | Sara Ödmark, Jonas Harvard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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public debate Public debate political satire 050801 communication & media studies Politics Deliberative democracy 0508 media and communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap Political science medicine Apathy media_common political humor Communication 05 social sciences Media and Communications Comedy Democracy comedy 050903 gender studies Political economy role conception 0509 other social sciences medicine.symptom deliberative democracy |
| Zdroj: | Popular Communication. 19:281-294 |
| ISSN: | 1540-5710 1540-5702 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15405702.2021.1929995 |
| Popis: | In the high-choice media landscape, satire has the potential to help news and politics break through information apathy barriers and reinvigorate democratic debate. While scholarly attention to the genre of satire has increased, interest in satirists themselves has been sparse. Using a theory of non-deliberative forms of public discourse and the idea of role conceptions, this study presents an analysis of interviews with Swedish satirists working in broadcasting media. Results showed that being Eye-openers and Questioners – meaning providing alternative perspectives and problematizing societal norms – were the primary contributions of satire, according to satirists. There were differing roles to take on when it came to social bonding and solidarity: Unifier, where the aim was to be bridge-building in a polarized debate, and Divider, where the main focus was to inspire critical thinking and foster independence from consensus. The role elements Reporter, Explainer and Solver were also introduced and discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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