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  Springfield, Iraq

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  November 10, 2006

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  begins. Earlier in the episode, Springfieldians were the Americans in this story, easily succumbing to ...
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  “Taking Colbert Seriously: Faux News Man Issues Faux Apology for Real News

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  Megan Boler University of Toronto

  May 10, 2007

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  networks with effectiveness where we least expect it. Despite all shortcomings of our intermediaries ...
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  Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Guests and Victims on Television Satire

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  July 23, 2007

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  Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Guests and Victims on Television Satire Tony Blair The Simpsons satire public figures politics journalism Brasseye animation Ali G Curator's Note Two strategies for involving public figures. The Simpsons offers public fi ...
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  On Political Satire: ‘Ha-Ha’ Funny or Contemptuously So?

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  Jeffrey P. Jones Old Dominion University

  July 24, 2007

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  least that is what television critics expected from the Half-Hour News Hour, a Daily Show rip-off which ...
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  The West (Coast) Wing: How Studio 60 Moved Off the Sunset Strip

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  Alisa Perren University of Texas at Austin

  August 10, 2007

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  The West (Coast) Wing: How Studio 60 Moved Off the Sunset Strip narrative politics September 11 2001 drama NBC The West Wing Studio 60 Aaron Sorkin Curator's Note The evolution of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip over the 2006-2007 season was fascinatin ...
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  YouTube, Presidential Debates, & YouRhetoric

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  Dave Parry University of Texas at Dallas

  October 10, 2007

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  to say “I know someone like you.” Clinton, at least in my judgement, answers the question better by ...
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  After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

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  Tasha Oren University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

  October 31, 2007

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  After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment Youtube race immigration politics elections scandal Liberty 9500 Virginia Curator's Note Forget Iraq. For those surprised by the effectiveness and overwhelming dominance of the gay marriage issue in motiva ...
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  Calling on the Colbert Nation: How fan practices complicate irony

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  Catherine Burwell University of Toronto

  January 17, 2008

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  Calling on the Colbert Nation: How fan practices complicate irony politics fandom parody participation irony Stephen Colbert The Colbert Report Linda Hutcheon Colbert Nation Green Screen Challenge Jedis Curator's Note Irony, we know, is always a slip ...
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  Voting for Super Bullshit on Super Tuesday

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  February 05, 2008

  voting as the sole or at least primary act of citizenship, then mustn’t it criticize and analyze the ...
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  “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail

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  Shalini Shankar Northwestern University

  April 30, 2008

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  “Barack OBollywood”: Afro-Asian Connections on the Viral Video Trail Youtube viral video United States race President politics masculinity elections CamPain 2008 Bollywood Asian American Curator's Note In December 2007, 22 year old white American vir ...

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