{"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 Franklin's newspaper hoax that faked the death of his rival to Abbie Hoffman's attempt to levitate the Pentagon, pranksters, hoaxers, and con artists have caused confusion, disorder, and laughter in Western society for centuries. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, \u003cem\u003ePranksters\u003c\/em\u003e explores how \"pranks\" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvoking such historical and contemporary figures as P.T. Barnum, Jonathan Swift, WITCH, The Yes Men, and Stephen Colbert, Kembrew McLeod shows how staged spectacles that balance the serious and humorous can spark important public conversations. In some instances, tricksters have incited social change (and unfortunate prank blowback) by manipulating various forms of media, from newspapers to YouTube. For example, in the 1960s, self-proclaimed \"professional hoaxer\" Alan Abel lampooned America's hypocritical sexual mores by using conservative rhetoric to fool the news media into covering a satirical organization that advocated clothing naked animals. In the 1990s, Sub Pop Records then-receptionist Megan Jasper satirized the commodification of alternative music culture by pranking the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e into reporting on her fake lexicon of \"grunge speak.\" Throughout this book, McLeod shows how pranks interrupt the daily flow of approved information and news, using humor to underscore larger, pointed truths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in an accessible, story-driven style, \u003cem\u003ePranksters\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how mischief makers have left their shocking, entertaining, and educational mark on modern political and social life.\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618373136691,"sku":"9780814796290","price":73.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QjlmcWhwRFNLWUJjWDI2TGJ4U1liZz09.webp?v=1761904697","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/pranksters-making-mischief-in-the-modern-world-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}