CSU Theatre Faculty Authors Political Humor Entries Regarding Culture

October 21, 2019

Dr. Rachel Blackburn, Assistant Professor of Theatre, recently authored two entries for an American political humor encyclopedia available through ABC-CLIO, titled American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture. The entries are regarding Trevor Noah and Key & Peele.

“What's really wonderful about this new text is that is recognizes and upholds a lot of what my own work and research has been about - that comedians are truly public intellectuals who not only comment on the public discourse, but shape the public discourse,” states Dr. Blackburn. “As such, when I was asked by the editor of Masters who I wanted to write about, I called dibs on Trevor Noah and Key & Peele because I believe their work has been really important in the Obama and current post-Obama times, helping us understand the world around us and finding ways to laugh about it, too.”

For more information about the encyclopedia, click the following link: https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5370C