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  The “N” Word

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  Tim Havens University of Iowa

  February 12, 2007

  always run up against the fact that meaning only inheres in the social uses of culture, in the encounter ...
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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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  “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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  running commentary throughout from a cynical viewer of the show, who insists that Lost’s writers have no ...
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  Glimmers of Hope

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  Kevin Howley DePauw University

  February 22, 2010

  long-running public radio program, Le Show.   Shearer’s unrivaled talent for multi-tasking and cross-platform ...
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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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  The Great American Dream Machine satire PBS history of television culture wars Curator's Note This past summer, PBS affiliates aired a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of The Great American Dream Machine (PBS, 1971-1972), one of the earliest (an ...
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  HBO's Veep, Postfeminism, and Political Humor

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  Emanuelle Wessels Augsburg College

  August 23, 2012

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  egotistical and power-hungry title character. A running joke involves Selina Meyer’s largely unmet desire for ...
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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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  The Myth of COLBERT NATION Millenials? voting satire political rhetoric Millenials culturejamming Colbert Week Curator's Note Stephen Colbert is funny and always entertaining, but is his irony-laced satire toxic for democracy? Numerous scholars like ...
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  Made In Canada: Lovingly Mocking the Canadian Television Industry

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  Andrea Ruehlicke University of New Brunswick

  May 20, 2020

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  a dark satire, the program soon shifted to be a workplace sitcom for the remainder of its run. The show ...