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A Decade of Dark Humor explores the uncertain intersections of trauma, power, and dissent that have defined the United States following 9/11. Impressive for its depth and breadth, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of the complex role irony and satire play during decidedly unfunny times. <p>--Geoffrey Baym, associate professor of media studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and author of From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News and co-editor of the collection Not Necessarily the News? News Parody and Political Satire across the Globe

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Ted Gournelos is assistant professor of critical media and cultural studies at Rollins College and the author of Popular Culture and the Future of Politics: Cultural Studies and the Tao of """"South Park.""""|Viveca Greene is visiting assistant professor of cultural studies at Hampshire College. Her work has appeared in The Nation, In Media Res, and We the Media: A Citizen's Guide to Fighting for Media Democracy.

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