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Joking: uses and abuses of humour in the election campaign

Quirk, Sophie, Sharkey, Tom, Wilson, Ed (2019) Joking: uses and abuses of humour in the election campaign. Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research, University of Bournemouth / Political Studies Association (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:82365)

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Abstract

A brief analysis of the use of humour in the 2019 UK General Election campaign, comparing uses of humour by mainstream candidates with the long-established practice of positing marginal, joke candidates.

Item Type: Research report (external)
Uncontrolled keywords: Joke candidate Votey McVoteface Lord Buckethead Count Binface Boris Johnson
Subjects: J Political Science > JF Political institutions and public administration
N Visual Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Arts
Depositing User: Sophie Quirk
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2020 15:29 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 14:14 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/82365 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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