A Conservative Walks Into a Bar [electronic resource] : The Politics of Political Humor
Dagnes, Alison.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
This book examines why there are so few conservative political satirists today and explores the consequences of this imbalance.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 Who Brings the Funny?; 2 Data, Experiments, and Proof; 3 Mirroring the Political Climate: Satire in History; 4 Art and Profession; 5 Being Funny and Being Right, Being Left and Being Right; 6 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
This book examines why there are so few conservative political satirists today and explores the consequences of this imbalance.
Conservatism - United States - Humor.
Conservatism -- United States -- Humor.
Liberalism - United States - Humor.
Liberalism -- United States -- Humor.
Political satire, American - History and criticism.
Political satire, American -- History and criticism.
United States - Politics and government - Humor.
United States -- Politics and government -- Humor.