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  Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  July 27, 2007

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  itself. One possible explanation follows Kobena Mercer's argument that people of color experience ... watching, which potentially brings the satirist’s critical insider/outsider position into conflict with the ...
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  “You Got No Idea What’s Goin’ On On That Island!”: What SNL Can Teach Us About Lost

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  Ivan Askwith Big Spaceship

  February 13, 2008

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  gender focus, but I’m willing to bet it’s not an accidental one.) ...
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  Apology to Americans: The Borders of Television Satire

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  Serra Tinic University of Alberta

  July 25, 2007

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  It is a tactic of resistance for those who sit outside the circles of power and its success depends ...
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  Rick Mercer: A Ranting Patriot

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  ShellyG Michigan Technological University

  May 19, 2020

  (replacing an office with an unusable smartphone app), and, finally, bureaucratic red tape: “I’m sorry. If ...
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  The Great American Dream Machine

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  Laurie Ouellette University of Minnesota

  October 03, 2011

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  evidences the unrealized possibilities (and inherent tensions) of public television in the U.S. ...
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  Two Words: Chuck Norris

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  Ian Reilly University of Guelph

  January 16, 2008

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  strategy. Riding the wave of popularity made possible by chucknorrisfacts.com, an ever-growing archive of ...
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  The Myth of COLBERT NATION Millenials?

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  Shaun Treat independent scholar, public intellectual & Gonzo Academic

  September 02, 2015

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  community micro-causes. Is it possible for this national trend of Millenial voter apathy to evolve into ...
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  “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar”

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  Shilpa Dave Brandeis University

  April 28, 2008

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  “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and Kumar” satire race gender South Asian Asian-American film trailer transcoding Curator's Note “Speaking American: Cultural Expressions of Race and Nationality in Harold and ...
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  Re-visioning Arab Identity in US Popular Culture

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  Karin Wilkins University of Texas at Austin

  April 25, 2007

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  Re-visioning Arab Identity in US Popular Culture satire race transcoding representation stereotyping Planet of the Arabs mocumentary Arabs Curator's Note The edited clips in this brief video were constructed by Jacqueline Salloum to complement Jack S ...
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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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  “Taking Colbert Seriously: Faux News Man Issues Faux Apology for Real News The Daily Show The Colbert Report Stephen Colbert satire politics parody fake news cynicism counterpublics Comedy Central citizenship Curator's Note This April 26 segment of T ...

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