The Rhetorical Function of Humor in the Public Sphere advances an understanding about how humor functions persuasively in the public sphere as a means to ignite deliberative democracy, a tradition that dates back to Socrates and continues with Stephen Colbert.
The Rhetorical Function of Humor in the Public Sphere advances an understanding about how humor functions persuasively in the public sphere as a means to ignite deliberative democracy, a tradition that dates back to Socrates and continues with Stephen Colbert.
Elizabeth Benacka is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Lake Forest College.
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Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Wisdom from the Ancients: The Rhetorical History of Humor Chapter 2 Damn Yankees: The History and Practice of Humor in the United States Chapter 3 Correspondents and Colbert: Address at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner Chapter 4 Congress and Colbert: Testimony on "Protecting our Nation's Harvest" in 2010 Before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Chapter 5 Citizens United and Colbert: The Satirical Super PAC, "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" Chapter 6 Citizen Colbert: Humor as Rhetorical Education in the Public Sphere Bibliography About the Author
Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Wisdom from the Ancients: The Rhetorical History of Humor Chapter 2 Damn Yankees: The History and Practice of Humor in the United States Chapter 3 Correspondents and Colbert: Address at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner Chapter 4 Congress and Colbert: Testimony on "Protecting our Nation's Harvest" in 2010 Before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Chapter 5 Citizens United and Colbert: The Satirical Super PAC, "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" Chapter 6 Citizen Colbert: Humor as Rhetorical Education in the Public Sphere Bibliography About the Author
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