Caricatures, Canards, and Guignols: Satirical Journalism in France from the French Revolution to Fifth Republic

The special status of satire in France is examined historically from the French Revolution to the Fifth Republic. It is argued that satire in France functions with a normative reference to the secular, universalist Jacobin values (hostile to church, aristocracy, and monarchy) that underpinned the fo...

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Main Author: Matthew Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Journalism and Media
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/5/1/9