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Laughter in the Age of Trump
Maggie Hennefeld / University of Minnesota

December 18, 2016 Maggie Hennefeld / University of Minnesota 3 comments

Maggie Hennefeld explores the use of humor in the contemporary political landscape, and suggests we need to find a way to employ satire to repoliticize civic discourse in American society.

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Irony Irony: The Mission (Accomplished) of The Daily Show

November 18, 2005 David Lavery / Brunel University 9 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
Sham or not, The Daily Show remains deeply committed to its mission: “truthiness.”

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Awkward Conversations About Uncomfortable Laughter

November 4, 2005 Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology 67 comments

by: Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Is Sarah Silverman making racist jokes, or jokes about racism?

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The “Popular Culture and Philosophy” Books and Philosophy: Philosophy, You’ve Officially Been Pimped

October 7, 2005 Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University 3 comments

by: Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University
Brian Ott takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the faux-wit and wisdom of the Popular Culture and Philosophy books.

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Interview: Jason Reich, writer on The Daily Show
Chris Lucas / FLOW Staff

January 21, 2005 Christopher Lucas / Trinity University 7 comments

by: Chris Lucas / FLOW Staff
Jason Reich: “I think that part of the reason what we do is so frequently perceived as ‘liberal’ is because we’re talking about the news, and these days, the people making the news are, by and large, conservatives…”

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Funny Politics

December 17, 2004 Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University, UK One comment

by: Jim McGuigan / Loughborough University
It is commonplace to observe that television, like everything else, is increasingly global these days. What is happening on the other side of the world is shown and commented upon instantaneously in news programming.

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