Political Entertainment in a Post-Authoritarian Democracy

Humor and the Mexican Media
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-42121-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics

The book offers an analytical and empirical account of the specificities of political entertainment in post-authoritarian democracies.

Centered around Mexico as a case study, the book explores the production of political entertainment in post-authoritarian legacy media and how political and economic conditions constrain the range and edge of discourse; how political entertainment in social media is shaped by the structure of platforms, as creators are encouraged to conform to specific norms such as constant publication; and the impacts of these media on attitude formation among the population. The book proposes a theoretical framework for identifying the specific conditions of post-authoritarian democracies that constrain the production of political entertainment, as well as its outcomes in terms of content and effects. This framework can be applied to the analysis of similar case studies, particularly in the Global South at large.

With an analysis drawing on hard data, historical accounts, and anecdotal evidence, this volume will resonate within academic communities interested in political communication, media studies, transitional democracies, and popular culture.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Echeverría, Martin

Rodelo, Frida V.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: researching political entertainment in post-authoritarian democracies
PART I: Political entertainment in legacy media: historical and structural conditions
2. The historical development of political humor in Mexico
3. Potentials and limits of political satire on network television in Mexico
4. Political news as entertainment in Mexican media
PART II: Political entertainment in the digital age: producers and content
5. Political satire in the changing media landscape: a Mexican response to Jon Stewart?
6. Political entertainers in the Mexican YouTube sphere
PART III: Enhancing citizenship through laughing: reception and effects of political entertainment
7. Biting humor in the digital era: benefits and hindrances for citizens
8. Political humor and citizenship: effects of satire on democratic attitudes
9. Conclusion: distinctive features and explanations of political entertainment in Mexico

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Echeverría is Full Professor at the Center of Studies in Political Communication at the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. His work has been published in the International Journal of Press/Politics, International Journal of Communication, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice, Journal of International Communication and Communication & Society, as well as other leading Latin American journals. Co-Chair of the Political Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).

Frida V. Rodelo is Full Professor in the Department of Social Communication Studies at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. Her work has been published in the International Journal of Communication, Television and New Media, Global Media and Communication, Cuadernos.info, and other leading journals in Communication Studies.