American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture [2 volumes]
byJody C Baumgartner is the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of political science at East Carolina University.
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20191031
ABC-CLIO
| Pages | 720 |
| Topics | Bee, Samantha;Bruce, Lenny;Colbert, Stephen;The Daily Show;Dr. Strangelove;Fey, Tiny;Lear, Norman;Maron, Marc;Moore, Michael;Oliphant, Pat;Oliver, John;Politics, Law, and Government: History;Popular Culture: Media, Television, and Radio |
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Jody C Baumgartner. American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440854866.
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This two-volume set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment.
• Documents the history of political humor in the United States in all of its many forms, with the bulk of coverage weighted toward contemporary political satire and satirists• Covers writers, cartoonists, radio personalities, television and movie performers, and internet celebrities
• Profiles influential television programs, movies, and other forms of entertainment that have made their mark on American politics and culture
• Includes a chronology of events
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Table of Contents
American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture [2 volumes]
Author(s): Jody C BaumgartnerContributors: Baumgartner, Jody;Abstract:This two-volume set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment.
• Documents the history of political humor in the United States in all of its many forms, with the bulk of coverage weighted toward contemporary political satire and satirists• Covers writers, cartoonists, radio personalities, television and movie performers, and internet celebrities
• Profiles influential television programs, movies, and other forms of entertainment that have made their mark on American politics and culture
• Includes a chronology of events
Editor(s): Baumgartner, Jody;SortTitle: american political humor: masters of satire and their impact on u.s. policy and culture [2 volumes]Author Info:Jody C. BaumgartnereditorJody C Baumgartner is the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of political science at East Carolina University.
eISBN-13: 9781440854866Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440854866.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440854859Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 720Publication Date: 20191031- Cover Cover11
- Title Page 34
- Copyright 45
- Contents 56
- Guide to Related Topics 1516
- Preface 1920
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 2122
- Volume 1: 56
- Section 1: The Colonial and Revolutionary War Era (1607–1789) 2728
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 2930
- Profiles 3839
- Hugh Henry Brackenridge (1748–1816) Matthew Elliot Duquès 3839
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) Nathan Miczo 4344
- Philip Freneau (1752–1832) Keat Murray 4748
- Francis Hopkinson (1737–1791) Charles E. Brewer 5253
- William Livingston (1723–1790) Kathryn A. Super 5758
- Samuel Peters (1735–1826) Christine Smaller 6162
- John Trumbull (1710–1785) Carl B. Sell 6667
- Mercy Otis Warren (1728–1814) Kaitlin Tonti 7071
- John Witherspoon (1723–1794) Samantha DiMauro 7576
- Section 2: The Early Republic (1789–1861) 8182
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 8384
- Profiles 9596
- William Charles (1776–1820) Linzey Billy 9596
- George Horatio Derby (John Phoenix, “Squibob”; 1823–1861) Anthony A. Pino 100101
- George Washington Harris (1814–1869) Simon Huff 103104
- James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) Daniel Royot 107108
- John Neal (1793–1876) James Stephen Merritt Kayorie 112113
- Seba Smith (1792–1868) Daniel Royot 117118
- Section 3: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–1872) 123124
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 125126
- Profiles 137138
- Charles Farrar Browne (Artemus Ward; 1834–1867) David E. E. Sloane 137138
- David Ross Locke (1833–1888) Todd Nathan Thompson 141142
- Thomas Nast (1840–1902) Erin M. Guydish Buchholz 146147
- Robert Henry Newell (Orpheus C. Kerr; 1836–1901) Wesley Scott McMasters 150151
- William Newman (1817–1870) Todd Nathan Thompson 154155
- Henry W. Shaw (Josh Billings; 1818–1885) Nathan Valle 158159
- Charles Henry Smith (Bill Arp; 1826–1903) Megan A. Anderson 163164
- Mortimer Neal Thomson (1831–1875) David E. E. Sloane 167168
- Vanity Fair (1859–1863) Joshua A. Vaught 170171
- Section 4: The Gilded Age to the Great Depression (1873–1929) 175176
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 177178
- Profiles 189190
- Robert Benchley (1889–1945) Zeke Jarvis 189190
- Clifford K. Berryman (1869–1949) W. Bradford Mello 192193
- Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913) Rob Welch 195196
- Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain; 1835–1910) Matt Seybold 200201
- Jay Norward “Ding” Darling (1876–1962) W. Bradford Mello 204205
- Homer Davenport (1867–1912) Erich Morgan Huhn 208209
- Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936) Erin M. Guydish Buchholz 212213
- Judge (1885–1947, 1953) Daniel F. Yezbick 216217
- Joseph Keppler (1838–1894) Fatemeh Shayan 222223
- Ringgold Wilmer “Ring” Lardner (1885–1933) Don Baird 226227
- Life (1883–1936) Daniel F. Yezbick 230231
- H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) Darryl Hart 235236
- Charles Nelan (1859–1904) Rob Welch 240241
- Edgar Wilson “Bill” Nye (1850–1896) Don Baird 244245
- Puck (1874–1918) Winifred Morgan 247248
- Will Rogers (1879–1935) Steven K. Gragert 251252
- James Grover Thurber (1894–1961) Marie-Therese Miller 255256
- Art Young (1866–1943) Jodie Childers 260261
- Section 5: The Great Depression through 1960 (1929–1960) 265266
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 267268
- Profiles 278279
- Al Capp (1909–1979) Daniel F. Yezbick 278279
- Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick (1891–1969) Melony Shemberger 283284
- Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss; 1904–1991) Brooke Sherrard 286287
- Langston Hughes (1902–1967) Barry Mowell 290291
- Walt Kelly (1913–1973) Kerry David Soper 295296
- Tom Lehrer (1928–) Rick Cousins 298299
- Marya Mannes (Sec; 1904–1990) Marcie Hinton 303304
- Section 6: Civil Rights and Vietnam (1960–1968) 307308
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 309310
- Profiles 320321
- Russell Wayne Baker (1925–) Daniel F. Yezbick 320321
- Herbert Block (Herblock; 1909–2001) W. Bradford Mello 324325
- Lenny Bruce (1925–1966) Eddie Tafoya 327328
- Art Buchwald (1925–2007) Kathy Elrick 331332
- Johnny Carson (1925–2005) Don Baird 336337
- Dr. Strangelove (1964) George Case 340341
- Jules Feiffer (1929–) Stephen J. Whitfield 343344
- Dick Gregory (1932–2017) Eddie Tafoya 347348
- Arthur Hoppe (1925–2000) Martha Cipolla 351352
- Pat Oliphant (1935–) Laura E. Little 356357
- Mort Sahl (1927–) Eddie Tafoya 359360
- The Smothers Brothers (1958–2010) Peter M. Robinson 363364
- Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) Rory Patrick Feehan 367368
- The Tonight Show (1954–) 345Maureen L. Fitzpatrick 371372
- Volume 2 385386
- Section 7: From Nixon through George H. W. Bush (1968–1992) 395396
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 397398
- Profiles 408409
- All in the Family (1971–1979) Steve Kaplan 408409
- George Carlin (1937–2008) Ian Brodie 411412
- Chevy Chase (1943–) Ben Wynne 415416
- Doonesbury (1970–) Kerry David Soper 419420
- Molly Ivins (1944–2007) Kathy Elrick 423424
- Norman Lear (1922–) Laura Burnham 428429
- MAD (1952–) Samuel Bell 432433
- M*A*S*H (1972–1983) Róbert Ďurka 436437
- National Lampoon (1970–1998) Nicolas Labarre 440441
- P. J. O’Rourke (1947–) Glenn C. Altschuler and Robert Orson Summers 444445
- Richard Pryor (1940–2005) Eddie Tafoya 447448
- Mark Russell (1932–) Fatemeh Shayan 452453
- Saturday Night Live (1975–) Douglas E. Pruim 455456
- Section 8: The Bill Clinton Years (1993–2001) 461462
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 463464
- Profiles 471472
- Bob Roberts R. Lance Holbert 471472
- Christopher Taylor Buckley (1952–) Fatemeh Shayan 474475
- Al Franken (1951–) Andrew Gaber 478479
- Arsenio Hall (1956–) Glenn C. Altschuler and Simone Best 481482
- Darrell Hammond (1955–) Eric Forthun 485486
- Phil Hartman (1948–1998) Steven S. Kapica 490491
- Jay Leno (1950–) Taylor Nicole Carraway 495496
- David Letterman (1947–) Kathy Elrick 498499
- Bill Maher (1956–) Di Yu 503504
- Dennis Miller (1953–) Jonathan S. Morris 507508
- The Onion (1988–) Ian Brodie 510511
- The Simpsons (1989–) John Alberti 515516
- Spy (1986–1998) Alison Dagnes 519520
- Tom Toles (1951–) Melony Shemberger 523524
- Section 9: The Presidency of George W. Bush (2001–2009) 527528
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 529530
- Profiles 539540
- Andy Borowitz (1958–) Louis R. Franzini 539540
- Dave Chapelle (1973–) Joe Conway 541542
- Stephen Colbert (1964–) Edo Steinberg, Patrice Oppliger, and Lee Urton 544545
- The Colbert Report (2005–2014) Jonathan P. Rossing 551552
- CollegeHumor Matthew Tormey 555556
- The Daily Show (1996–) Julia R. Fox 559560
- Will Ferrell (1967–) Thomas C. Messerli 563564
- Tina Fey (1970–) Jay Friesen 565566
- Funny or Die (2007–) Nick Marx 569570
- Walt Handelsman (1956–) Lucien Leon 572573
- JibJab Maria Gabryszewska 577578
- Marc Maron (1963–) Steven S. Kapica 580581
- Amy Poehler (1971–) Megan R. Hill 584585
- South Park (1997–) Megan R. Hill 588589
- Section 10: The Obama Era (2009–2017) 593594
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 595596
- Profiles 605606
- Samantha Bee (1969–) Mark Boukes and Eugenia Quintanilla 605606
- Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008–) Joe Conway 609610
- Lewis Black (1948–) Louis R. Franzini 612613
- Jimmy Fallon (1974–) Daniel McCallister 615616
- Key & Peele (2012–2015) Rachel E. Blackburn 619620
- John Oliver (1977–) Ian Brodie 623624
- Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) Matthew Tormey 627628
- Portlandia (2011–2018) Kevan M. Yenerall 631632
- Veep (2012–2019) Kevan M. Yenerall 636637
- Larry Wilmore (1961–) Jonathan P. Rossing 639640
- Section 11: The Presidency of Donald Trump (2017–) 645646
- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner 647648
- Profiles 660661
- Alec Baldwin (1958–) Will Howell and Trevor Parry-Giles 660661
- Larry David (1947–) Will Howell and Trevor Parry-Giles 664665
- Kathy Griffin (1960–) Ben Voth and Jane K. Glenn 668669
- Kate McKinnon (1984–) Taylor Nicole Carraway 670671
- Seth Myers (1973–) Jonathan P. Rossing 673674
- Trevor Noah (1984–) Rachel E. Blackburn 676677
- Chronology 681682
- General Bibliography 687688
- About the Editor and Contributors 691692
- Index 703704