Studies in American Humor
journal article
The Quantum Paradox of Truthiness: Satire, Activism, and the Postmodern Condition
James E. Caron
Studies in American Humor
Vol. 2, No. 2, Special Issue: American Satire and the Postmodern Condition (2016), pp. 153-181 (29 pages)
Published By: Penn State University Press
Studies in American Humor
https://doi.org/10.5325/studamerhumor.2.2.0153
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/studamerhumor.2.2.0153
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Journal Information

The official journal of the American Humor Studies Association, Studies in American Humor (ISSN 0095-280X) has published scholarly essays, review essays, and book reviews on all aspects of American humor since 1974.

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Part of the Pennsylvania State University and a division of the Penn State University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Penn State University Press serves the University community, the citizens of Pennsylvania, and scholars worldwide by advancing scholarly communication in the core liberal arts disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. The Press unites with alumni, friends, faculty, and staff to chronicle the University's life and history. And as part of a land-grant and state-supported institution, the Press develops both scholarly and popular publications about Pennsylvania, all designed to foster a better understanding of the state's history, culture, and environment.

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