The dole humor myth and the risks of recontextualizing rhetoric

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-72

  Levasseur, David G ^a   Dean, Kevin W ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002044420     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417949609373039     Document Type: Article

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