Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape

A New Generation of Research

Contributions by Jody C Baumgartner, Amy B. Becker, Mark Boukes, Josh Compton, Reagan G. Dye, Stephanie Edgerly, Austin D. Eubanks, Stephen J. Farnsworth University of Mary Washington, Julia R. Fox, Christiane Grill, S. Robert Lichter, Sophia A. McClennen, Gianpietro Mazzoleni University of Milan, Jonathan S. Morris, Patricia Moy, Julian Mueller-Herbst, Michael Parkin, Edo Steinberg, Patrick A. Stewart, Don Waisanen, Michael A. Xenos Edited by Jody C Baumgartner, Amy B. Becker

Publication date:

15 September 2018

Length of book:

352 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

Dimensions:

231x163mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781498565080

In the past decade various studies have examined how political humor may influence various political attitudes and voting behavior; whether it affects learning, cognition and media literacy, how it might shape political participation; how people process different forms of political humor; and more. This book is devoted to anticipating and addressing where the field of political humor and its effects will move in the next generation of scholarship, exploring the continued evolution of the study of political humor as well as the normative implications of these developments. It includes research accounting for important changes and developments "on the ground" in the political humor landscape. These include the fact that the cadre of late-night television hosts have completely changed in the past 3 years; there are now more late night television choices; and many hosts have become more overtly political in their presentations. Recommended for scholars of communication, media studies, and political science.

In Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape: A New Generation of Research, Baumgartner and Becker have succeeded in compiling a theoretically and methodologically rich body of work from today's preeminent scholars of political humor and satire. The volume features cutting edge experimental and survey research as well as content and rhetorical analysis to explore the predictors and effects of exposure to political humor and the strategic use of humor by political figures. This important work is a must-have for those working in the area of political humor content, processing, and effects.