Download or read book The Air Farce Book written by Roger Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Politics of Popular Culture written by Tim Nieguth and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Days after the 9/11 attacks George W. Bush sought to reassure the American public that Osama bin Laden would be brought to justice, quipping that "there's an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive.'" Bush's invocation of Wild West mythology was neither novel nor unusual - elected officials frequently tap into popular culture in order to mobilize public support for themselves and for their policies. The Politics of Popular Culture examines the relationship between popular culture and politics. It stresses that popular culture is politically important because it reflects and operates within broader socio-political conditions, can transport political ideas and ideologies, and is a site where identities and institutions are shaped, contested, and reproduced. Essays discuss film, television, music, and video games from a variety of theoretical and methodological vantage points in order to enrich our understanding of the ways in which popular culture shapes our views of political institutions, actors, and issues. Contributors include Jonah Butovsky (Brock), Gina S. Comeau (Laurentian), Danielle J. Deveau (Pop Culture Lab), Timothy Fowler (Carleton), Aurélie Lacassagne (Laurentian), Jérôme Melançon (Alberta), Christian Poirier (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), Tracey Raney (Ryerson), Kelly L. Saunders (Brandon), and Shauna Wilton (Alberta).
Download or read book Air Farce written by Roger Abbott and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at Canada's favourite comedy troupe A staple of CBC television for fifteen years, with diehard fans numbering in the millions, Canada's Royal Canadian Air Farce exemplifies brilliant comedic mayhem. Written by the founding members of Air Farce—Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson—this candid memoir, full of anecdotes, photographs, scripts, and other memorabilia from the authors' private collection describes every aspect of their hard-scrabble early life in 1970 as an onstage comedy troupe, their historic run on radio, and their spectacular success on prime-time television. With contributions from many of their longtime friends and collaborators, including Dave Broadfoot (whose "When I regained consciousness" tagline is now part of the Canadian vernacular), and the irrepressive Luba Goy, Air Farce takes readers behind the scenes, and onstage, into the day-to-day creative vortex of one of the most popular comedy shows in the history of Canadian television. Offers unprecedented access to the intimate workings of Canada's legendary comedy troupe—from their days as "something fun to do on Sunday nights" in theatres to their arrival on Canadian television, as one of its highest rated shows The authors share the highlights, lowlights, successes, and tragedies that resulted from their Air Farce collaboration Offering a no-holds-barred look at the key players that turned comedy talent into prime-time gold, Air Farce offers their legions of fans a genuine keepsake destined to last at least as long as the troupe's forty-year career—if not longer.
Download or read book The Royal Canadian Air Farce written by Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People Theatre Archives (University of Guelph) and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Planet TV written by Lisa Parks and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the rapidly changing landscape of global television, combining previously published essays by pioneers of the study of television with new work by cutting-edge television scholars who refine and extend intellectual debates in the field.
Download or read book The Royal Canadian Air Farce written by Guelph Spring Festival Archives and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Political Satire written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political Satire: Unmasking Power with Wit and Wisdom In the theater of politics, where absurdities abound and politicians waltz with hubris, "Political Satire" emerges as a beacon of illumination. This witty exploration within "Political Science" invites you to embark on a satirical journey that mirrors our world's follies. Here's why this book is an essential addition to your intellectual arsenal: 1. The Power of Laughter and Insight: - Satire as a Weapon: Political satire uses humor, irony, and exaggeration to expose, criticize, and mock politics and its players. It's a potent tool for social commentary, challenging power structures, and provoking thought. - Stress Relief Amidst Chaos: Satirical critique, coated in humor, becomes easier to digest. In turbulent times, satire provides a much-needed respite from bad news. 2. Chapters Summaries: - 1: Political Satire - Satire's role in dismantling the emperor's new clothes. - 2: Satire - From Swift to Colbert, dissecting satire's anatomy. - 3: List of Satirists and Satires - A tour through history's sharpest satirical minds. - 4: News Satire - Unmasking media absurdities. - 5: Religious Satire - Navigating sacred ground from irreverence to enlightenment. - 6: Persian Satire - Wit and wisdom from ancient Persia. - 7: Comedic Journalism - Truth emerging when news meets punchlines. - 8: Jordanian Political Satire - Levity in the Levant. - 9: Television Comedy - TV's satirical titans from Jon Stewart to Bassem Youssef. - 10: Matt Saincome - Punk rock ethos in satire. - 11: Rory Bremner - Impersonations, impressions, and incisive wit. - 12: The Daily Show - News meets hilarity. - 13: Charles Philipon - The caricaturist who skewered French power. - 14: Man of the Year (2006 film) - Satire meets political ambition. - 15: The 1⁄2 Hour News Hour - A satirical spin on the news cycle. - 16: Comedy - Laughter as a universal language beyond politics. - 17: Bassem Youssef - Egypt's "Jon Stewart" and the Arab Spring. - 18: Jeffrey P. Jones - Academia, humor, and the serious business of satire. - 19: Paul Horner - The internet's prankster-in-chief. - 20: Our Cartoon President - Animated satire in the Oval Office. - 21: The Juice Media - Digital satire for the meme-savvy generation. 3. For Whom the Satire Bell Tolls: - Professionals: Gain fresh perspectives on political theater. - Students: Deepen understanding beyond textbooks. - Enthusiasts and Hobbyists: Join the satirical soirée and laugh while you learn. - Cost vs. Benefit: The insights from this book are worth far more than its cover price, making it an investment in your intellectual mirth.
Download or read book Programming Reality written by Zoë Druick and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Programming Reality: Perspectives on English-Canadian Television, the first anthology dedicated to analyses of Canadian television content, is a collection of original, interdisciplinary articles, combining textual analysis and political economy of communications. It explores the television that has thrived in the Canadian regulatory and cultural context: namely, programs that straddle the border between reality and fiction or even blur it. The conceptual basis of this collection is the hybrid nature of television fare: the widely theorized notion that all mediations of reality involve fiction in the form of narrative or symbolic shaping. Each of the contributions here is a reminder, too, of the significant relationship of television to nation building in Canada—to the imaginative work involved in thinking through the relations that constitute nations, citizens, and communities. The collection focuses on English-language Canadian television because the imperatives guiding its texts are markedly different from those pertaining to their French-lanugage counterparts. The collection, therefore, develops a nuance of perspective on the cultural and political economic specificities that inform the imaginative work of television production for English Canada.
Download or read book What s Trending in Canadian Politics written by Mireille Lalancette and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What trends are shaping contemporary political communication and behaviour in Canada, and where are they heading? What’s Trending in Canadian Politics? examines political communication and democratic governance in a digital age. Exploring the effects of conventional and emerging political communication practices in Canada, contributors investigate the uses of digital media for political communication, grassroots-driven protest, public behaviour prediction, and relationships between members of civil society and the political establishment. Original and timely, this interdisciplinary volume lays robust theoretical and methodological foundations for the study of transformative trends in Canadian political communication.
Download or read book Flowers in Magnetic Fields written by Raymond Filip and published by Guernica Editions. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filip's fourth collection of poetry deals with cultural identity in a pluralistic society, gender issues, and our place in the celestial neighbourhood. Fresh, defiant, unconventional, this book is a virtuoso performance.
Download or read book Rogue Warrior Curse of the Infidel written by Richard Marcinko and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he and his Red Cell International group are forced to work with the CIA after their missions intersect, Rogue Warrior Richard Marcinko calls in members from the original SEAL Team Six to help him stop a luxury liner loaded with explosives and contraband heading towards the United States.
Download or read book Urban Enigmas written by Johanne Sloan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2007-02-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors, part of the collaborative research project The Culture of Cities: Montreal, Toronto, Dublin, and Berlin, address theoretical and methodological aspects of comparison, while case-studies examine the mutually constituted identities of Montreal and Toronto through examples of travel writing, public art, film festivals, theatrical performances, diasporic communities, ethnic festivals, and urban media. Comparison is shown to be not only something performed by experts but a deeply embedded, everyday social practice that contributes to the mutable identities of cities. Urban Enigmas demonstrates that the accumulation of urban actions, encounters, experiences, and relationships create distinctive patterns that make it possible to recognize the particularity of cities.
Download or read book Time Zero written by Ed Stewart and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is an inescapable fact; every situation has a "Time Zero" waiting to occur, be it the expectant mother anxiously looking forward to her new baby, a weary worker watching the clock slowly drag toward quitting time, or the end of San Francisco as we know it today. A clandestine meeting on the French Rivera between a terrorist and an international arms dealer to obtain Atomic Demolition Charges (mini A-bombs) begins the trail of action and intrigue that culminates in San Francisco. Cross and double cross occurs as the A-bombs change hands. Captain Tim Mitchell, (the President's prodigal stepson), sneaks Major Jaqui Carlyle, an unauthorized crew member, onboard the final flight, testing the 21st century's newest military weapon. Night Vision Goggles for pilots. When exposed, Major Carlyle is reassigned to a new hush-hush facility in west Texas. Captain Mitchell is assigned to flying a desk as assistant information officer at the home of Star Wars. The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California. Armando Quionez; a self-educated scientist is contacted by the terrorist who Sky-Jacked the ADCs and manufactures the ADC detonators. To prove his firing pin works, one is exploded at White Sands New Mexico. Plexiglass coffins nicknamed "Gadgets" are constructed for two A-bombs which are placed under the Golden Gate and Bay bridges. The bombs are armed so if it is disturbed it will detonated. The news media is notified that the Gadgets are hot and the deadline for denotation is established. Mitchell has minimal qualifications as a scientist but is about to prove his talent as commander under fire.
Download or read book War Coffee written by Joshua Havill and published by Schiffer + ORM. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will gain insight into the experience of flying a Blackhawk in combat, including on special-operations missions Beyond the action of combat, this work eloquently immerses the reader into life within walls of a US military base in Afghanistan Author Joshua Havill recounts his deployment with humility, candor, and humor that will make the story approachable and engaging to readers from any walk of life
Download or read book Writing History written by Michael Bliss and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Canada's best-known and most-honoured biographers turns to the raw material of his own life. A university professor, prolific scholar, public intellectual, and frank critic of the world, Michael Bliss describes a life that has taken him from small-town Ontario to international recognition for his books in Canadian and medical history.
Download or read book Oh My God written by Skyler Townhouse and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a raw, gutsy look at some of the most memorable moments during the first half of Skyler's, "Crazy as a loon life." Skyler didn't neccessarilly always take the right road to rightousness, but he was honest to the bone in his depiction. Yes, it's filled with Sex, Drugs and Music and everything in between, from A to Z especially, zany uncompromising Humor.
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