Debatable Humor

Laughing Matters on the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Debatable Humor represents the first systematic foray into understanding the use of humor by politicians on the campaign trail. Using content analysis of primary debates for both Republican and Democratic parties during the 2008 presidential election, Patrick A. Stewart considers not just how humor was used, who used it, and how successful these attempts at humor were, but he also gives readers insight regarding why humor and the laughter that results is an important part of politics. Not only can humor reveal a candidate’s intelligence, values, personality, and his/her connection with the audience, it also reveals the underlying values of egalitarian political systems.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-03-15
Mått157 x 228 x 11 mm
Vikt227 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor148
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739166970

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Chapter 1: Laughing matters on the campaign trail: Humor and laughter in the 2008 presidential primary debates Chapter 2: Laugh codes: Serious thoughts about humorous comments and the politicians who make them Chapter 3: Laughing all the way to the bank: Audience laughter, media, and money Chapter 4: Punchline politics: Laughter and humor during primary debates Chapter 5: Funny faces: Presidential candidate display behavior Chapter 6: “Likeable enough”: Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Barack Obama Chapter 7: Playful politicians: Why laughter and humor matters in the rough-and-tumble world of politics Appendix: Inter-coder reliability BibliographyIndex