Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415957486 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jonathan S. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at East Carolina University. . About the AuthorJody Baumgartner is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at East Carolina University
"Great addition to your library" according to J. Aragon. I found this book at the university library and was glad that I was "cruising" the new book stacks. This book was fun to read and some chapters even offered some statistics! This timely book makes the correlation between political humour and satire and the ways in which a good comedian or personality can educate, alienate, and humour audiences alike.I was the most interested with the sections that discussed the "Daily Show," since I am a big fan of Jon Stewart. I plan on using Great addition to your library I found this book at the university library and was glad that I was "cruising" the new book stacks. This book was fun to read and some chapters even offered some statistics! This timely book makes the correlation between political humour and satire and the ways in which a good comedian or personality can educate, alienate, and humour audiences alike.I was the most interested with the sections that discussed the "Daily Show," since I am a big fan of Jon Stewart. I plan on using 3-Great addition to your library J. Aragon I found this book at the university library and was glad that I was "cruising" the new book stacks. This book was fun to read and some chapters even offered some statistics! This timely book makes the correlation between political humour and satire and the ways in which a good comedian or personality can educate, alienate, and humour audiences alike.I was the most interested with the sections that discussed the "Daily Show," since I am a big fan of Jon Stewart. I plan on using 3-4 chapters in my American Politics during the summer and fall terms. I also appreciated. chapters in my American Politics during the summer and fall terms. I also appreciated. -Great addition to your library J. Aragon I found this book at the university library and was glad that I was "cruising" the new book stacks. This book was fun to read and some chapters even offered some statistics! This timely book makes the correlation between political humour and satire and the ways in which a good comedian or personality can educate, alienate, and humour audiences alike.I was the most interested with the sections that discussed the "Daily Show," since I am a big fan of Jon Stewart. I plan on using 3-4 chapters in my American Politics during the summer and fall terms. I also appreciated. chapters in my American Politics during the summer and fall terms. I also appreciated. "Five Stars" according to Clara Calderoni. perfect
Jody Baumgartner is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at East Carolina University. Jonathan S. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at East Carolina University.
This book examines the role of humor in modern American politics. Written by a wide range of authors from the fields of political science and communication, this book is organized according to two general topics: how the modern media present political humor the various ways in which political humor influences politics.Laughing Matters is an excellent text for courses on media and politics, public opinion, and campaigns and elections.