A Citizen's Guides to Democracy Inaction: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Comic Rhetorical Criticism Export

@article{citeulike:6007849, abstract = {This essay examines the discourse of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, two of the most prominent political comedians in America. Kenneth Burke's theories of perspective by incongruity and the comic frame provide a general structure for surveying Stewart and Colbert's comic strategies on their nightly television shows, and their roles across various media events. Stewart and Colbert use three rhetorical strategies, in particular, to critically reframe American political discourses: (a) parodic polyglossia; (b) satirical specificity; and (c) contextual clash. By illustrating how these strategies of incongruity are employed, this essay demonstrates that Stewart and Colbert are comic rhetorical critics, who both make important contributions to public discourse and civil society.}, author = {Waisanen, Don J.}, citeulike-article-id = {6007849}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10417940802428212}, doi = {10.1080/10417940802428212}, journal = {Southern Communication Journal}, keywords = {analysis, burke, culture, media, popular, rhetorical, studies}, number = {2}, pages = {119--140}, posted-at = {2009-10-25 21:20:55}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {A Citizen's Guides to Democracy Inaction: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Comic Rhetorical Criticism}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10417940802428212}, volume = {74}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6007849 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6007849 N2 - This essay examines the discourse of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, two of the most prominent political comedians in America. Kenneth Burke's theories of perspective by incongruity and the comic frame provide a general structure for surveying Stewart and Colbert's comic strategies on their nightly television shows, and their roles across various media events. Stewart and Colbert use three rhetorical strategies, in particular, to critically reframe American political discourses: (a) parodic polyglossia; (b) satirical specificity; and (c) contextual clash. By illustrating how these strategies of incongruity are employed, this essay demonstrates that Stewart and Colbert are comic rhetorical critics, who both make important contributions to public discourse and civil society. IS - 2 JF - Southern Communication Journal EP - 140 TI - A Citizen's Guides to Democracy Inaction: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Comic Rhetorical Criticism PB - Routledge VL - 74 SP - 119 KW - analysis KW - burke KW - culture KW - media KW - popular KW - rhetorical KW - studies AU - Waisanen, Don PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10417940802428212 ER -