Laughing Matters (eBook, ePUB)

Humor and American Politics in the Media Age
Redaktion: Baumgartner, Jody; Morris, Jonathan S.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a wide range of authors from the fields of political science and communication, this book discusses the role of humour in modern American politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135907778
• Artikelnr.: 38450524

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Foundations: Humor and Politics 1. The Influence of
"Infoenterpropagainment:" Exploring the Power of Political Satire as a
Distinct Form of Political Humor Rachel Paine Caufield 2. Serious Comedy:
The Expanding Boundaries of Political Discourse Geoffrey Baym 3. More than
Laughing? Survey of Political Humor Effects Research Josh Compton Section
2: Political Humor in the World Beyond Television 4. Political Cartoons:
Zeitgeists and the Creation and Recycling of Satirical Symbols Alleen Pace
Nilsen and Don L. F. Nilsen 5. New Humor, Old School Style: A Content
Analysis of the Political Cues Offered by The Onion, on the 2000 and 2004
Elections Geoffrey Sheagley, Paula L. O'Loughlin, and Timothy Lindberg 6.
Vote for Pedro: Film Comedy, Youth and Electoral Politics Eric Shouse and
Todd Fraley 7. Air Amusement Vs. Web Wit: Comparing the Use of Humor in
2004 Political Advertising on Television and the Internet Monica Postelnicu
and Lynda Lee Kaid 8. American Youth and the Effects of Online Political
Humor Jody Baumgartner Section 3" "Ready for Prime Time?" Televised
Political Humor 9. Our First Cartoon President: Bill Clinton and the
Politics of Late Night Comedy David Niven, S. Robert Lichter, and Daniel
Amundson 10. Political Punditry in Punchlines: Late Night Comics Take On
the 2004 Presidential Debates Josh Compton 11. A Culture War in TV Land?
The Sitcom Viewing Habits of Bush and Kerry Voters Peter L. Francia 12. The
ABCs of the The Simpsons and Politics: Apathy of Citizens, Basic Government
Leaders, and Collective Interests Nicholas Guehlstorf, Lars Hallstrom, and
Jonathan Morris 13. Saturday Night Live and Presidential Elections Ben Voth
14. The Daily Show as The New Journalism: In Their Own Words Dannagal
Goldthwaite Young Section 4: Does it Really Matter? The Effects of
Late-night Televised Humor 15. Late-night Comedy Television Shows as News
Sources: What the Polls Say Paul Brewer and Xiaoxia Cao 16. 'It's Better
than Being Informed': College-Aged Viewers of The Daily Show Brandon
Rottinghaus, Kenton Bird, Travis Ridout, and Rebecca Self 17. The Political
Effects of Late-Night Comedy and Talk Shows Patricia Moy 18: The Daily Show
and Attitudes Toward the News Media Jonathan S. Morris and Jody Baumgartner
19. Conclusion: Why Political Humor is Serious Business Doris Graber

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Section 1: Foundations: Humor and Politics 1. The Influence of "Infoenterpropagainment:" Exploring the Power of Political Satire as a Distinct Form of Political Humor Rachel Paine Caufield 2. Serious Comedy: The Expanding Boundaries of Political Discourse Geoffrey Baym 3. More than Laughing? Survey of Political Humor Effects Research Josh Compton Section 2: Political Humor in the World Beyond Television 4. Political Cartoons: Zeitgeists and the Creation and Recycling of Satirical Symbols Alleen Pace Nilsen and Don L. F. Nilsen 5. New Humor, Old School Style: A Content Analysis of the Political Cues Offered by The Onion, on the 2000 and 2004 Elections Geoffrey Sheagley, Paula L. O'Loughlin, and Timothy Lindberg 6. Vote for Pedro: Film Comedy, Youth and Electoral Politics Eric Shouse and Todd Fraley 7. Air Amusement Vs. Web Wit: Comparing the Use of Humor in 2004 Political Advertising on Television and the Internet Monica Postelnicu and Lynda Lee Kaid 8. American Youth and the Effects of Online Political Humor Jody Baumgartner Section 3" "Ready for Prime Time?" Televised Political Humor 9. Our First Cartoon President: Bill Clinton and the Politics of Late Night Comedy David Niven, S. Robert Lichter, and Daniel Amundson 10. Political Punditry in Punchlines: Late Night Comics Take On the 2004 Presidential Debates Josh Compton 11. A Culture War in TV Land? The Sitcom Viewing Habits of Bush and Kerry Voters Peter L. Francia 12. The ABCs of the The Simpsons and Politics: Apathy of Citizens, Basic Government Leaders, and Collective Interests Nicholas Guehlstorf, Lars Hallstrom, and Jonathan Morris 13. Saturday Night Live and Presidential Elections Ben Voth 14. The Daily Show as The New Journalism: In Their Own Words Dannagal Goldthwaite Young Section 4: Does it Really Matter? The Effects of Late-night Televised Humor 15. Late-night Comedy Television Shows as News Sources: What the Polls Say Paul Brewer and Xiaoxia Cao 16. 'It's Better than Being Informed': College-Aged Viewers of The Daily Show Brandon Rottinghaus, Kenton Bird, Travis Ridout, and Rebecca Self 17. The Political Effects of Late-Night Comedy and Talk Shows Patricia Moy 18: The Daily Show and Attitudes Toward the News Media Jonathan S. Morris and Jody Baumgartner 19. Conclusion: Why Political Humor is Serious Business Doris Graber