Digital Carnivalesque: Power Discourse and Counter Narratives in Singapore Social Media (1st ed. 2020) (Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education #10)

By: Hoi-Yi Katy Kan

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Synopsis: This book challenges the framing of comedic acts as apolitical and it adopts a multimodal critical discourse approach to interrogate the performance of comedy as a form of power. It proposes using Bakhtin’s carnivalesque as the analytic tool to distil for readers key differences between humour as banal and humour as critical (and political) in today’s social media. Drawing from critical theory and cultural studies, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach in formulating a contemporary view of power that reflects social realities not only in the digital economy but also in a world that is increasingly authoritarian. With the proposition of newer theoretical lenses in this book, scholars and social scientists can then find a way to shift the conversation to uncover the evolving voices of (existing and newer) power holders in the shared digital space; and to view current social realities as a continual project in unpacking and understanding the adaptive ways of the human spirit.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9789811520518
Related ISBNs:: 9789811520501
Publisher:: Springer Singapore, Singapore
Date of Addition:: 05/31/20
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Education, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.