Batkid's circulation throughout social media is shaped by affect and the emotional impact of that story, serving as an example of a socially acceptable way to share in moments of civic emotion.
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Just Too Much: Batkid and the Virality of Affect
Mutants from the Cultural Gene Pool: Reality Parodies on Kroll Show
Comedy Central's new sketch comedy program Kroll Show offers an infinite regression of media industry meta-discourses, recreating a dominant reading position that masquerades as oppositional.
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The Domestic Apolitics of 1600 Penn
NBC's new First Family sitcom, 1600 Penn, is surprisingly devoid of conventional political engagement, instead relying on traditional domestic comedy in the form of interpersonal conflict.
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Mediating the Past: Sacred History and Sacrilegious Television Comedy
For viewers too young to remember, moments of common historical importance are increasingly being inflected with the flippant attitude of sick humor.
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