{"product_id":"tv-and-caricature-9781399508094","title":"TV and Caricature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTV and Caricature \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how the traditional art form of caricature is adapted for the medium of television. The book introduces the 'televisual caricature'-- a mediated, humorous impersonation of a public figure that exaggerates their persona, often with satirical intent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTV and Caricature \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the aesthetic, industrial and cultural dimensions of televisual caricature. It explores a range of programming in which it appears, including animation, sketch comedy, magazine programming and reality TV. It analyses televisual caricature's style and form, industrial contexts and cultural politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt presents case studies, including televisual caricatures of Margaret Thatcher and Donald Trump, and the popular puppet sketch series \u003ci\u003eSpitting Image. \u003c\/i\u003eIt confronts televisual caricature's troubling manifestations, including blackface performance in \u003ci\u003eFantasy Football League \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBo Selecta\u003c\/i\u003e, reflecting on how these instances have been revisited in the context of the contemporary 'culture wars'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining theoretical analysis, practitioner interview, archival research and critical reading, this book illuminates caricature's surprising place in television history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrews, Hannah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hannah Andrews is Associate Professor in the School of Creative Arts at the University of Lincoln. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTelevision and British Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eBiographical Television Drama \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) and has published widely on television and cinema in journals such as \u003ci\u003eScreen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of British Cinema and Television, Comedy Studies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is an editor at \u003ci\u003eCritical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies. \u003c\/i\u003eFocusing largely on British popular culture, her work has explored intermedial and industrial relationships between cinema and TV, the ethics and aesthetics of biographical representation, and the cultural politics of TV comedy.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034222522642,"sku":"9781399508094","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e906105-7f1d-4040-ad13-6ac807a72d40.jpg?v=1770988865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tv-and-caricature-9781399508094","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}