A cultural sociology of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report

American Journal of Cultural Sociology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-95

  Jacobs, Ronald N ^a   Wild, Nickie Michaud ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

aesthetic public sphere; culture; media; political comedy; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962213106     PISSN: 20497113     EISSN: 20497121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ajcs.2012.7     Document Type: Review

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