American Humor in Literature and Politics

William Hill Jr; Dennis Lape

doi:10.1017/S0197901900001781

American Humor in Literature and Politics

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William Hill Jr and

Dennis Lape

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William Hill Jr: Affiliation:
Roanoke College
Dennis Lape: Affiliation:
Roanoke College

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The lights dim. The students stir nervously, not sure of what to expect of the strobe light and the background music from "Thriller." The student course guide had recommended American Humor in Literature and Politics, but no one had been able to locate a living survivor to provide a personal testimony. Two middle-aged men of spacious girths enter the room and begin calling the roll. One looks like he might be a Democrat. The other one doesn't. As they alternate calling student names, crack terrible puns, and climb in and out of fright wigs and false noses, it begins to dawn on the class why no Ishmael has stepped forward to tell the story of American Humor.

Type: Research Article
Information: News for Teachers of Political Science , Volume 46 , Summer 1985 , pp. 4 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0197901900001781 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © American Political Science Association 1985

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