{"product_id":"pranksters-making-mischief-in-the-modern-world-hardcover","title":"Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKembrew McLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Benjamin\u003cbr\u003eFranklin's newspaper hoax that faked the death of his rival to Abbie Hoffman's\u003cbr\u003eattempt to levitate the Pentagon, pranksters, hoaxers, and con artists have caused\u003cbr\u003econfusion, disorder, and laughter in Western society for centuries. Profiling\u003cbr\u003ethe most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, Pranksters\u003cbr\u003eexplores how \"pranks\" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power\u003cbr\u003eand social critique. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvoking such historical and contemporary figures as P.T. Barnum, \u003cbr\u003eJonathan Swift, WITCH, The Yes Men, and Stephen Colbert, Kembrew McLeod shows\u003cbr\u003ehow staged spectacles that balance the serious and humorous can spark important\u003cbr\u003epublic conversations. In some instances, tricksters have incited social change\u003cbr\u003e(and unfortunate prank blowback) by manipulating various forms of media, from\u003cbr\u003enewspapers to YouTube. For example, in the 1960s, self-proclaimed \"professional\u003cbr\u003ehoaxer\" Alan Abel lampooned America's hypocritical sexual mores by using\u003cbr\u003econservative rhetoric to fool the news media into covering a satirical organization\u003cbr\u003ethat advocated clothing naked animals. In the 1990s, Sub Pop Records\u003cbr\u003ethen-receptionist Megan Jasper satirized the commodification of alternative\u003cbr\u003emusic culture by pranking the New York\u003cbr\u003eTimes into reporting on her fake lexicon of \"grunge speak.\" Throughout this\u003cbr\u003ebook, McLeod shows how pranks interrupt the daily flow of approved information\u003cbr\u003eand news, using humor to underscore larger, pointed truths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in an accessible, story-driven style, Pranksters\u003cbr\u003ereveals how mischief makers have left their shocking, entertaining, and\u003cbr\u003eeducational mark on modern political and social life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKembrew McLeod\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, filmmaker, and Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa, and occasional prankster. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eCreative License\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCutting Across Media\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOwning Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, and the award-winning \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Expression\u003c\/em\u003e(R). McLeod's writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.29 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53052681584864,"sku":"9780814796290","price":74.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/yAfXpF676G9780814796290.webp?v=1781284845","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/pranksters-making-mischief-in-the-modern-world-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}