Comic Critics: Investigating How Comedy in Authoritarian Regimes Influences International Opinion

• In Event: Authoritarian Regimes, Propaganda, and State Media

Brief Overview

This paper experimentally investigates the effects of political comedy produced by Saudi comedians on US public opinion, particularly stereotypes about Saudi Arabia and the Middle East as well as attitudes toward the US role in the region.

Authors

• Calvert Jones, University of Maryland

• Jessie Moritz, The Australian National University