Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age
- ISBN-10
- 0203942299
- ISBN-13
- 9780203942291
- Series
- Laughing Matters
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Jonathan S. Morris, Jody C. Baumgartner
Description
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.
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