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Mar 17, 2022 · A world awash in hilarity has rendered the traditional philosophical question of whether laughter should play a role in politics obsolete. Faced with the laughter generated by late-night comedians, Twitter trolls, and reality TV presidents, we must instead trace how laughter operates politically.
Jul 25, 2018 · In order to investigate the claim that an ironic stance precludes serious engagement, the first part of this article will ask what an ironic or cynical relationship to public life entails, examining how ‘living ironically’ can be a manifestation of cynical ideology.
- Maria Brock
- 2018
A world awash in hilarity has rendered the traditional philosophical question of whether laughter should play a role in politics obsolete. Faced with the Laughter as Politics offers a novel account of laughter’s role in contemporary political life.
- Reporting Conventions
- Allocated Treatment Groups
- Choice of Treatment Group
- Comparing Treatment Group Results
Participants who failed to complete the survey were excluded (n = 57), as were observations with missing data for relevant questions (n = 66). The only complete observations that were excluded were participants who selected “I don’t know” (n = 4) as their response to the post-test candidate evaluation questions thus obviating the purpose of the sur...
Table 7.2 shows the post-test results for participants randomly allocated to a treatment group, excluding at this stage those who were allowed to choose their treatment. An interaction effect between treatment group and nationality was tested for, but results fell outside the 95% confidence interval (p = 0.11) and so were set aside. Overall, US res...
The results for those who selected their treatment group rather than being randomly assigned are shown in Table 7.3. An interaction effect between treatment group and nationality was tested for, but a comparison between the two models fell outside the 95% confidence interval (p = 0.14) and so was set aside. The same overall results for candidate ap...
The combined results for those in allocated treatment groups and those in self-selected ones are shown in Table 7.4. An interaction effect between treatment group and nationality was included; but a comparison fell outside the 95% confidence interval (p = 0.22). The results demonstrate the effect of participants choosing their treatment by includin...
Jun 5, 2024 · The rise of political satire on late-night television has profoundly impacted how we think about politics and engage with the political process. These shows have become an essential part of the media landscape by using humor to tackle serious issues and hold politicians accountable.
Feb 15, 2023 · Indicative of the growing consensus regarding the cultural political potential of humour, satire has been increasingly embraced as a popular and legitimate means by which to cover, analyse and intervene in politics in the early 21st century.
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May 31, 2021 · What could satire contribute to the current era, with its combination of a high-choice media landscape and increasingly polarized political debate? Some hope that it could reinvigorate democracy by helping news and politics break through information apathy barriers.
