GARRY TRUDEAU

ISBN: 9781934110898 Géneros: JFCA Sinópsis: Since 1968 Garry Trudeau b 1948 has brought his brand of political satire to bear on public figures movie stars heads of state and even on himself Trudeau has also advocated for artists39 rights and challenged industry norms while keeping a decidedly low profile In Garry Trudeau Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire Kerry D Soper traces the contribution of this groundbreaking artistTrudeau is arguably the premier American political and social satirist of the last forty years Amazingly he achieved this on the comics page rather than the editorial page By defying convention Trudeau has established a hybrid form of popular satire that capitalizes on the narrative continuity and broad reach of the comic strip form while operating according to the rules of combative political commentaryGarry Trudeau Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire is divided into chapters that offer a history of Doonesbury an analysis of Trudeau39s effective satiric methods a discussion of the methods whereby he challenged the business practices of the comic strip industry an examination of the aesthetics of Doonesbury and a consideration of Trudeau39s significance as a social chronicler through an analysis of his character construction narrative practices and documentation of the American zeitgeist Garry Trudeau is a thorough assessment of one of America39s most popular and controversial cartoonists