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Debatable Humor: Laughing Matters on the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign
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HumorGeneral Political Science
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ISBN10: 0739166972
ISBN13: 9780739166970
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Mar 15 2012
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.05 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780739166970
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Mar 15 2012
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.05 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Debatable Humor represents the first systematic foray into understanding the use of humor by politicians on the campaign trail. Using content analysis of primary debates for both Republican and Democratic parties during the 2008 presidential election, Patrick A. Stewart considers not just how humor was used, who used it, and how successful these attempts at humor were, but he also gives readers insight regarding why humor and the laughter that results is an important part of politics. Not only can humor reveal a candidate's intelligence, values, personality, and his/her connection with the audience, it also reveals the underlying values of egalitarian political systems.
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