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I use Colbert to examine the concepts of Truthiness and Gut Thinking to lay a groundwork for how to do philosophy.
Inspired by the growing attention to the politics of comedy in the United States and elsewhere, this paper asks what it would mean to think critically about relations of power mobilized through cheerfulness, humor, and laughter. The paper... more
In the context of an estranged public sphere, irony, as dissonance between the literal meaning of the utterance and the latent one, becomes a new standard for political sincerity. What Linda Hutcheon calls irony’s “edge,” involving “the... more
In this essay, I continue my study of the aesthetics of populism against the backdrop of the larger politico-cultural process of polarization. I argue that in the U.S. of the last four decades, polarization has produced two complementary... more
The Colbert Report, between irony and journalism, a critique of the US mainstream media and political institutions. A translation in english of my master's dissertation written by Johan GRIL Dissertation advisor : Serge REGOURD, law and... more
This article uses Jon Stewart’s October 15, 2004, appearance on the U.S. program Crossfire and Stephen Colbert’s April 29, 2006, speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to illustrate how the diffused nature of cyberspace enables... more
This chapter explores the process of political co-option in contemporary satire, whereby politicians successfully co-opt the vehicle of satire for their own purposes in a way that neutralises the possibility for satirical critique.... more
I argue that the comedian Stephen Colbert has “got to be kidding” —that he can’t really believe the arguments and positions that he espouses on his show The Colbert Report. To support this conclusion, I show that the positions and... more
This article reports findings of a project that examined people’s attitudes toward politicians who participate in political satire and comedy programs. It surveyed 489 participants on their attitudes about satire’s political function and... more
A report on a presenttion by Stephen Colbert and his co-host New York City's Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
The Colbert Report, entre ironie et journalisme, une critique des institutions politiques et médiatiques des Etats-Unis. Mémoire de Master 2 de Sciences Po Toulouse, dirigé par Serge Regourd. Rendu en 2014 et noté... more
This article turns to Hobbes’s theory of laughter to determine the role collective laughter plays in democratic politics. After examining the political themes in Hobbes’s various accounts of laughter as well as the appearances laughter... more
Colbert and Stewart, who will be forever linked, accomplished much with their platforms. Was it “the right people, in the right place, at the right time,” as Media Matters’ Boehlert fears, or do the times make the man? In the last decade... more
A growing force in children’s literature, public figures’ crossover picturebooks are designed to appeal to adults and children alike. This study takes a critical look at the crossover picturebooks of John Oliver and Stephen Colbert. As... more
This analysis examines criticism of Stephen Colbert’s congressional testimony on farm labour issues in September 2010 to better understand accusations of offensiveness and appropriateness. A nuanced look at this unprecedented version of... more
A history of the Crusades and how it relates to the question of adherence to Christian faith as a cause of violence
In this class, we will apply the three classical theories of humor (the Superiority Theory, the Incongruity Theory, and the Relief Theory) to contemporary comedy, with a focus on stand-up, improvisation, and sketch comedy. We will take a... more
Using 2012 survey data, this study explores the 'belief gap' phenomenon (Hindman 2009), where social identities (e.g. political affiliation) guide beliefs on contested topics. Looking at eight beliefs, a basic typology is proposed. First,... more
One of Comedy Central's flagship programs is The Colbert Report, a late night television program that combines comedy, political satire, parody, and variety. The personality of Stephen Colbert is one of an extreme satirization of... more
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have attracted much interest in recent years from popular audiences as well as scholars in various disciplines. Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been named on Time magazine's... more
With young people incorporating The Daily Show and The Colbert Report amidst more established ‘news’ alternatives as part of their media diet (Pew, 2004; 2008), I employ their ‘news sources’ as pedagogical material to implement “critical... more
"Is the comedy of Stephen Colbert simply fun or is it powerful political satire? Does it entertain viewers or does it empower them? Or does it teach us that in today’s media-saturated world those binaries make no sense?America According... more
This introductory essay to the special issue of Argumentation and Advocacy on Public Argument/Digital Media makes the case for a sustained interrogation of digitally-networked argumentation practices. To complement current scholarship on... more