Television, Satire and Politics-themed week [July 23-27, 2007]

Welcome to a special television, satire and politics-themed week from In Media Res. All the pieces this week are being curated by folks involved in a book project tentatively titled The State of Satire and the Politics of TV Parody, which will hopefully be out just in time for the 2008 elections. The book is being co-edited by Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones and Ethan Thompson. Please feel free to respond to their comments and add your own thoughts and ideas about the topic as well. So, without further ado, this week’s In Media Res line-up: Monday, July 23, 2007 – Jonathan Gray (Fordham University) presents: “Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Guests and Victims on Television Satire” Tuesday, July 24, 2007 – Jeffrey P. Jones (Old Dominion University) presents: “On Political Satire: ‘Ha-Ha’ Funny or Contemptuously So?” Wednesday, July 25, 2007 – Serra Tinic (University of Alberta) presents: “Apology to Americans: The Borders of Television Satire” Thursday, July 26, 2007 – Ethan Thompson (University of Texas at Corpus Christi) presents: “Making Sense of South Park, or Is a Snuke in a Sniz more than a Snuke in a Sniz?” Friday, July 27, 2007 – Avi Santo (Old Dominion University) presents: “Of Niggas and Citizens: Mobilizing Strategies on The Boondocks and the Rhetoric of Blame” Please check out these wonderful contributions and offer your thoughts via a comment.