Contemporary US-American Satire and Consumerism (Crews, Coupland, Palahniuk)
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Contemporary US-American Satire and Consumerism (Crews, Coupland, Palahniuk)
In her article "Contemporary US-American Satire and Consumerism (Crews, Coupland, Palahniuk)" J.C. Lee focuses on contemporary satire's potential (or lack thereof) for change, reform, or rebellion through an investigation of works by Harry Crews, Douglas Coupland, and Chuck Palahniuk, all of which target consumerism. The said writers employ satire not to initiate rebellion or cultural change, b...
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عنوان ژورنال: CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1481-4374
DOI: 10.7771/1481-4374.1839