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Laughing at politics in the era of the meme

Laughing at politics in the era of the meme

Update: 2025-10-27
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In this episode Professor Stephen Coleman explores political satire. What’s funny about politics? Should it be funny? How is political humour being democratised in the age of the online meme? Helping to make sense of it all is Dr Ros Southern of the University of Liverpool.


Presenter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Coleman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carl Hartley

Guest: Ros Southern


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Laughing at politics in the era of the meme

Laughing at politics in the era of the meme

Professor Stephen Coleman