Let’s get down to brass tacks. I started my dissertation (and later this website) to discuss the political efficacy of stand-up comedy, and how a theoretical approach to rhetoric that can explain stand-up comedy would better explain political rhetoric. I still believe I was correct, but current events are stretching my theories and spawning TOTALLY FORESEEABLE consequences.
The world has gone mad, and, since this site has always been my effort to do something practical, I’ve returned. Battling out-of-date tech, decaying technical and theoretical knowledge, a chaotic work schedule and a city under invasion (Hands off Chicago!), I’m hoping to spawn new and creative activism to highlight the absurdity of our current situation and encourage people to reevaluate their position within their community and this nation.
To this end, I’ve scrapped the other pop culture elements on this site that distracted from my original purpose (they got little to no views anyway). I’ve pulled Humor Theories back out of the Stand-Up Comedy category and put it back on the same level as Big Theories. And I’ve added a Humorous Politics category, which I will attempt to fill with discussion of protest strategies as well as the 45/47, MAGA/MAHA humorous strategies (their inadvertent as well as overt attempts). This is my candle. I hope you see its light.
