This article is called \u201cPolitical Satire and Postmodern Irony in the Age of Stephen Colbert and Jon Steward\u201d and was written by Lisa Colletta. In her article, Colletta explains that traditional irony was used to expose the difference between \u201cwhat is real and what is appearance\u201d as a form of art that reveals inconsistencies in the subject at hand. In contrast, the irony of postmodernity is \u201ccharacterized by pastiche\u201d and is satirical. This postmodernity denies the difference between real and appearance and \u201ceven embraces incoherence and lack of meaning\u201d. In this way, reality is fabricated rather than understood.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t enjoy this article as much as I have past articles. I felt that it was rather dry and did not catch my interest (I know others are far more interested in these topics than I am however). The one thing that really stuck with me about this article was the amount of television a person watches (it averages out to be somewhere around two months out of the year)! I feel that the people watching this much television could be doing something a lot more productive with their time. On the topic of satire: I really enjoy satire. It is entertaining and informative at the same time. There is a problem however; I feel that those who agree with the opinion of the person creating the satire will understand and those who disagree with the author will not understand or appreciate it and may even find it offensive. In this way, people like Stephen Colbert and Jon Steward have to be very careful in how they approach their shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This article is called \u201cPolitical Satire and Postmodern Irony in the Age of Stephen Colbert and Jon Steward\u201d and was written by Lisa Colletta. In her article, Colletta explains that traditional irony was used to expose the difference between \u201cwhat … Continue reading