Review of "Media Hoaxing: The Yes Men and Utopian Politics" by Ian Reilly (Lexington Books)
The review evaluates Ian Reilly’s analysis of Yes Men hoaxes as a means of calling attention to corporate greed and abuses of power as well as a new mode of political engagement that entails from utopian dispositions the reformist aspirations to nudge society towards a better version of itself. It e...
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| Language: | English |
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Cultural Studies Association
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Lateral |
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| Online Access: | https://csalateral.org/reviews/media-hoaxing-yes-men-utopian-politics-reilly-kovalyova/ |
| Summary: | The review evaluates Ian Reilly’s analysis of Yes Men hoaxes as a means of calling attention to corporate greed and abuses of power as well as a new mode of political engagement that entails from utopian dispositions the reformist aspirations to nudge society towards a better version of itself. It emphasizes the innovative approach for of The Yes Men to “sharpening a political critique” and coupling it with doing politics differently. It highlights Reilly’s findings of the dependency of hoaxes’ success on contextual factors and encourages future studies to capitalize on Reilly’s work to develop an account of the “ecosystem” in which media hoaxes circulate. |
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| ISSN: | 2469-4053 2469-4053 |