Serious comedy: Expanding the boundaries of political discourse

Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 21-37

  Baym, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 36949025267     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203942291     Document Type: Chapter

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