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Professor of History, Literature, and the Arts
Department Chair
Faculty Suite H, Room 225
Amber Day
Amber Day is the author of the recently released book Caught in the Crosshairs: Feminist Comedians and the Culture Wars. She is also the author of Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate and the editor of DIY Utopia: Cultural Imagination and the Remaking of the Possible. She has articles in Television & New Media; Studies in American Humor; Signs: Journal of Women and Culture in Society; Media, Culture, and Society; Social Research; Popular Communication; The International Journal of Communication; The Electronic Journal of Communication; Communicazione Politica; and numerous anthologies. Her research focuses broadly on the intersections of media, art, and political speech, including ironic and satiric communication, political performance and activism, and public debate.
Degrees Awarded
Ph D, Northwestern University
MA, Northwestern University
BA, McGill University
Ph D, Northwestern University
MA, Northwestern University
BA, McGill University
Selected Publications
Day, A., Caught in the Crosshairs: Feminist Comedians and the Culture Wars, Indiana University Press, 2025.
Day, A., Gender and Genre in Hannah Gadsby鈥檚 <i>Nanette</i>, Television & New Media, 2024.
Day, A., Mothers and Whores: Female Performers and Comedic Controversies, Studies in American Humor, 2022.
Day, A., DIY Utopia: Cultural Imagination and the Remaking of the Possible, Lexington Books, 2016.
Day, A., Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate, Indiana University Press, 2011.
Day, A., Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Feminist Satire, How to Watch More Television, 2020.
Day, A.,Greene, V., 鈥淎sking for It: Rape Myths, Satire, and Feminist Lacunae, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2019.
Day, A., Parodic TV News and Political Engagement, MLA Options for Teaching Modern British and American Satire, 2019.
Day, A., Irony, Satire, and the Clickhole, Comedy Studies Reader, 2018.
Day, A., Culture Jamming and Media Activism, Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.
Day, A., Irony, New York University Press, 2016.
Day, A., Shifting the Conversation: Colbert's Super PAC and the Measurement of Satirical Efficacy, Breaking Boundaries in Political Entertainment Studies, 2013.
Day, A., Shifting the Conversation: Colbert's Super PAC and the Measurement of Satirical Efficacy, International Journal of Communication, 2013.
Day, A.,Thompson, E., Live From New York, It's the Fake News! Saturday Night Live and the (Non) Politics of Parody, Routledge, 2012.
Day, A., Satire and Dissent: A Theoretical Overview, Comunicazione Politica, 2012.
Day, A., And Now...The News? Mimesis and the Real in The Daily Show, New York University Press, 2009.
Day, A., Are They for Real? Activism and Ironic Identities, Electronic Journal of Communication, 2008.
Day, A., Pretty/Funny: Women Comedians and Body Politics, Feminist Review, 2015.
Day, A., Uncensored? Reinventing Humor and Satire in Post-Soviet Russia, The Russian Journal of Communication, 2009.
Day, A., The Maria Chronicles, Theatre Journal, 2005.
Day, A., Caught in the Crosshairs, Indiana University Press, 2025.
Day, A., 4 And Now . . . the News?, New York University Press, 2020.
Day, A., A Comedian and an Activist Walk into a Bar, Mass Communication and Society, 2020.
Day, A., Throwing our voices: ventriloquism as new media activism, Media, Culture & Society, 2018.
Jones, J. P.,Baym, G.,Day, A., Mr. Stewart and Mr. Colbert Go to Washington: Television Satirists Outside the Box, Social Research: An International Quarterly, 2012.
Day, A., Satire and Dissent, Indiana University Press, 2011.
Day, A., Caught in the Crosshairs: Feminist Comedians and the Culture Wars, Indiana University Press, 2025.
Day, A., Gender and Genre in Hannah Gadsby鈥檚 <i>Nanette</i>, Television & New Media, 2024.
Day, A., Mothers and Whores: Female Performers and Comedic Controversies, Studies in American Humor, 2022.
Day, A., DIY Utopia: Cultural Imagination and the Remaking of the Possible, Lexington Books, 2016.
Day, A., Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate, Indiana University Press, 2011.
Day, A., Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Feminist Satire, How to Watch More Television, 2020.
Day, A.,Greene, V., 鈥淎sking for It: Rape Myths, Satire, and Feminist Lacunae, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2019.
Day, A., Parodic TV News and Political Engagement, MLA Options for Teaching Modern British and American Satire, 2019.
Day, A., Irony, Satire, and the Clickhole, Comedy Studies Reader, 2018.
Day, A., Culture Jamming and Media Activism, Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.
Day, A., Irony, New York University Press, 2016.
Day, A., Shifting the Conversation: Colbert's Super PAC and the Measurement of Satirical Efficacy, Breaking Boundaries in Political Entertainment Studies, 2013.
Day, A., Shifting the Conversation: Colbert's Super PAC and the Measurement of Satirical Efficacy, International Journal of Communication, 2013.
Day, A.,Thompson, E., Live From New York, It's the Fake News! Saturday Night Live and the (Non) Politics of Parody, Routledge, 2012.
Day, A., Satire and Dissent: A Theoretical Overview, Comunicazione Politica, 2012.
Day, A., And Now...The News? Mimesis and the Real in The Daily Show, New York University Press, 2009.
Day, A., Are They for Real? Activism and Ironic Identities, Electronic Journal of Communication, 2008.
Day, A., Pretty/Funny: Women Comedians and Body Politics, Feminist Review, 2015.
Day, A., Uncensored? Reinventing Humor and Satire in Post-Soviet Russia, The Russian Journal of Communication, 2009.
Day, A., The Maria Chronicles, Theatre Journal, 2005.
Day, A., Caught in the Crosshairs, Indiana University Press, 2025.
Day, A., 4 And Now . . . the News?, New York University Press, 2020.
Day, A., A Comedian and an Activist Walk into a Bar, Mass Communication and Society, 2020.
Day, A., Throwing our voices: ventriloquism as new media activism, Media, Culture & Society, 2018.
Jones, J. P.,Baym, G.,Day, A., Mr. Stewart and Mr. Colbert Go to Washington: Television Satirists Outside the Box, Social Research: An International Quarterly, 2012.
Day, A., Satire and Dissent, Indiana University Press, 2011.
Awards and Honors
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2021
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2019
Toby Award, 2018
Research and Publication Award, 2017
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2016
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2014, 2014
糖心传媒 Merit Award 2012, 2012
Research and Publication Award, 2011
Merit Award, 2009
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2021
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2019
Toby Award, 2018
Research and Publication Award, 2017
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2016
糖心传媒 Merit Award, 2014, 2014
糖心传媒 Merit Award 2012, 2012
Research and Publication Award, 2011
Merit Award, 2009
Teaching Interests
She teaches a course on Political Satire, another on Theater of Political Engagement, and sections of Introduction to Literary Studies and Introduction to Cultural Studies
She teaches a course on Political Satire, another on Theater of Political Engagement, and sections of Introduction to Literary Studies and Introduction to Cultural Studies
Research Interests
Her research focuses broadly on the intersections of art and political speech, including satire and irony, political performance and activism, and public debate.
Her research focuses broadly on the intersections of art and political speech, including satire and irony, political performance and activism, and public debate.
Professional Memberships
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
International Communication Association
American Humor Studies Association
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
International Communication Association
American Humor Studies Association