ABSTRACT

Focusing on the Better Know A Ballot initiative launched by Stephen Colbert to encourage voter registration and turnout in the 2020 Election, the research offers an in-depth analysis of Colbert’s satirical interrogation of voting rules across the United States. In focusing on the nuances that come with a federalized system of voting, Colbert effectively revisits his role as satirical election educator-in-chief, producing digital YouTube video content that is designed to be shared by and engage his audience. Colbert’s simultaneous satirical criticism of our election system and his call to get out the vote reflects a full circle return to playful participatory satire all the while offering an important mobilization tool for greater citizen engagement with technology and politics. Like recent efforts by other political satirists, Colbert’s Better Know A Ballot series reflects an increasingly entertaining yet activist take on engagement with US electoral politics.

摘要

该研究重点关注斯蒂芬科尔伯特发起的 Better Know A Ballot 倡议，以鼓励选民在 2020 年选举中登记和投票，该研究深入分析了科尔伯特对美国各地投票规则的讽刺审讯。在关注联邦化投票系统带来的细微差别时，科尔伯特有效地重新审视了他作为讽刺选举教育主管的角色，制作数字 YouTube 视频内容，旨在让观众分享并吸引观众。科尔伯特同时对我们的选举制度进行讽刺性批评，并呼吁退出投票，这反映了一个完整的循环回归有趣的参与式讽刺，同时为更多的公民参与技术和政治提供了一个重要的动员工具。就像其他政治讽刺作家最近的努力一样，