03018nam 2200625Ia 450 991078612150332120230803025658.00-8047-8631-310.1515/9780804786317(CKB)2670000000340165(EBL)1155233(OCoLC)831116707(SSID)ssj0000856529(PQKBManifestationID)12382871(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856529(PQKBWorkID)10817847(PQKB)10876326(MiAaPQ)EBC1155233(DE-B1597)564450(DE-B1597)9780804786317(Au-PeEL)EBL1155233(CaPaEBR)ebr10678821(OCoLC)1198930782(EXLCZ)99267000000034016520121220d2013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrNo billionaire left behind[electronic resource] satirical activism in America /Angelique HaugerudStanford, Calif. Stanford University Pressc2013. 1 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-8152-4 0-8047-8153-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; Introduction: The Comedy of Wealth?; 1. Irony, Humor, Spectacle; 2. "Times Are Good!" A New Gilded Age; 3. Pre-Billionaires: Experiments in Satirical Activism, 1990's; 4. Branded: Billionaires for Bush (and More); 5. Humor's Workshop, Humor's Witnesses; 6. Media Players; 7. After Satire?; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Research Methods; Notes; Works Cited; IndexGrowing economic inequality, corporate influence in politics, an eroding middle class. Many Americans leave it to politicians and the media to debate these topics in the public sphere. Yet other seemingly ordinary Americans have decided to enter the conversation of wealth in America by donning ball gowns, tiaras, tuxedos, and top hats and taking on the imagined roles of wealthy, powerful, and completely fictional characters. Why? In No Billionaire Left Behind, Angelique Haugerud, who embedded herself within the ""Billionaires"" and was granted the name ""Ivana Itall,"" explores thePolitical activistsUnited StatesCase studiesPolitical satire, AmericanHistory and criticismStreet theaterPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistory21st centuryUnited StatesPolitics and government1989-HumorPolitical activistsPolitical satire, AmericanHistory and criticism.Street theaterPolitical aspectsHistory339.20973Haugerud Angelique1952-660584MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786121503321No billionaire left behind3825441UNINA