Clare Watters
Biographic Data
| ID | 4912231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clare Watters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clare |
| FAMILY NAME | Watters |
| SIGNATURE | WATTERS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fascisti su Marte
This article considers the crisis of on-screen satire and the impact of crossmedia movements by prominent comedians during the Berlusconi era by focusing on the example of Corrado Guzzanti and the 2006 film Fascisti su Marte. It argues that Guzzanti’s film should be read first and foremost as a piece of what I term ‘throwaway’ cinema, rather than being foregrounded by its genre. Fascisti su Marte draws on comedic techniques and film history to co…
Chapter 7. Being Berlusconi
The present study explores the function of satirical impersonation in contemporary Italian society through an examination of the work of satirist Sabina Guzzanti and her impersonation of the current Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The movement of Guzzanti’s work away from television after the removal of the satirical show RaiOt from the airwaves allows for an assessment of political impersonation as a humour strategy on both stage and s…
Standing up for Italian comedy
In this interview, translated from the original Italian, Filippo Giardina, comedian and founder of the Rome-based stand-up comedy workshop Saztciriasi, introduces readers to this comedy initiative, the relatively new genre of Italian stand-up comedy and the problems faced by comedians in Italy today
Standing up for Italian comedy
In this interview, translated from the original Italian, Filippo Giardina, comedian and founder of the Rome-based stand-up comedy workshop Saztciriasi, introduces readers to this comedy initiative, the relatively new genre of Italian stand-up comedy and the problems faced by comedians in Italy today
Chapter 7. Being Berlusconi
The present study explores the function of satirical impersonation in contemporary Italian society through an examination of the work of satirist Sabina Guzzanti and her impersonation of the current Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The movement of Guzzanti’s work away from television after the removal of the satirical show RaiOt from the airwaves allows for an assessment of political impersonation as a humour strategy on both stage and s…
Standing up for Italian comedy
In this interview, translated from the original Italian, Filippo Giardina, comedian and founder of the Rome-based stand-up comedy workshop Saztciriasi, introduces readers to this comedy initiative, the relatively new genre of Italian stand-up comedy and the problems faced by comedians in Italy today
Fascisti su Marte
This article considers the crisis of on-screen satire and the impact of crossmedia movements by prominent comedians during the Berlusconi era by focusing on the example of Corrado Guzzanti and the 2006 film Fascisti su Marte. It argues that Guzzanti’s film should be read first and foremost as a piece of what I term ‘throwaway’ cinema, rather than being foregrounded by its genre. Fascisti su Marte draws on comedic techniques and film history to co…
Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Comedy (2 works) · Italian Literature and Culture (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)