Humor in political communication has always been about more than bringing fun and
entertainment to serious matters. Humor can help to popularize one's positions or stultify …

Humour has recently emerged as an important research topic in International Politics.
Scholars have investigated how states and state leaders practice humour as part of their …

Satire represents a form of public discourse that invites critical judgment of some
sociopolitical folly, absurdity, or contradiction. Through devices like exaggeration, irony, and …

Scholars of authoritarian states have long been interested in how resistance is expressed
through cultural productions such as music, art, and satire. Recently, scholars within …

News satire has proliferated worldwide and has emerged as a valid site for public discourse.
What we see today is a spectrum of news satire formats ranging from the predominantly …

When is a comedian who happens to be Muslim thought of as a “Muslim comedian”? The
rise of American Muslim comedy across US pop culture suggests an appetite for Muslim …

Discourses in Action; What Language Enables Us to Do; First Edition Page 1 Discourses in
Action This interdisciplinary collection brings together leading and emerging scholars of …

Analyses of humour often focus primarily on the Global North, with little consideration for
examples and practices from elsewhere. This book provides a vital contribution to humour …

Many competing voices are speaking about the state of American education and how it
should be reformed in the best interest of students. Topics such as teachers unions, charter …

The potential of television satire, an important means of denunciation of abuses of power
and incompetence by politicians, can be limited in post-authoritarian democracies, where …