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Is Satire Saving Our Nation?

Mockery and American Politics

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  • © 2014

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  1. Sophia A. McClennen
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  2. Remy M. Maisel
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Politics of Seriously Joking

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 1-20

  3. Comedy U: Lessons Learned Where You Least Expect It

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 21-45

  4. Some of the News That’s Fit to Print: Satire and the Changing News Cycle

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 47-78

  5. The Dynamic Duo: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Redefine Political Satire

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 79-103

  6. When I Mock You, I Make You Better: How Satire Works

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 105-127

  7. Mesmerized Millennials and BYTE-ing Satire: Or How Today’s Young Generation Thinks

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 129-153

  8. Savin’ Franklin: Satire Defends Our National Values

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 155-173

  9. Laughing So Hard I Could Cry: Analyzing the Satire Scare

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 175-187

  10. I’m Not Laughing at You, I’m Laughing With You: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Laughter

    • Sophia A. McClennen, Remy M. Maisel
    Pages 189-201

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 203-240
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About this book

The book studies the intersections between satirical comedy and national politics in order to show that one of the strongest supports for our democracy today comes from those of us who are seriously joking. This book shows how we got to this place and why satire may be the only way we can save our democracy and strengthen our nation.

About the authors

Author Sophia A. McClennen: Sophia A. McClennen is Professor of Comparative Literature, Spanish, and Women's Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA where she directs the Center for Global Studies and the graduate program in Comparative Literature.

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