{"673758":{"#nid":"673758","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Paul Alonso Awarded Fulbright to Conduct Research and Teach in Peru","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStand-up comedy has never been just about laughs, a premise Georgia Tech\u2019s Paul Alonso plans to explore more deeply thanks to a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComedian George Carlin\u2019s 1972 bit, \u201cSeven Words You Can\u2019t Say on TV,\u201d got him arrested, generated a landmark Supreme Court case, and raised profound questions about censorship that are still relevant today.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/paul-alonso\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPaul Alonso\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Modern Languages, has studied how\u0026nbsp; political humorists and comedians such as Carlin use media platforms to push social boundaries, make us question what we think we know, and speak truth to power.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Fulbright will take Alonso to his native Peru, where he will conduct new research in \u201cPolitical Humor as Hybrid Alternative Media\u201d and teach a seminar at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Fulbright Scholar Award is an emblematic and prestigious recognition for scholars around the world, and I\u2019m happy to be one of them,\u201d said Alonso. \u201cI am very appreciative of this acknowledgment.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ENew Research Directions\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlonso\u2019s work in Peru will build on his earlier research on \u201cthe relationship between media and entertainment and the role of satire in public discourse.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy previous research focused on the role of sociopolitical satire in different platforms as a thermometer of the parameters of dissent in contemporary democracies and the role that it could take in public communication,\u201d said Alonso.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis book \u003Cem\u003ESatiric TV in the Americas: Critical Metatainment as Negotiated Dissent\u003C\/em\u003E was published by Oxford University Press in 2020, and his forthcoming book on \u201cDigital Satire in Latin America\u201d will be out in November 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlonso will be in Peru in the fall of 2024 or spring of 2025, exploring \u201cthe role of new performative spaces, such as alternative stand-up comedy circuits.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe U.S. has an important tradition of stand-up comedians. Over the last decade, Latin American countries seem to have emerging scenes and alternative stand-up comedians,\u201d said Alonso. \u201cI\u2019d like to explore more about their construction of humor, the dynamics of these alternative spaces, and their role in public discourse \u2014 either reinforcing stereotypes or challenging the establishment.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAn Insider Perspective\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA Peruvian journalist and author with a doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Alonso joined the School of Modern Languages in 2013.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to numerous research journals, he has been published in some of the most prestigious Spanish-language newspapers and magazines, including \u003Cem\u003EEl Pa\u00eds\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EEl Nuevo Herald\u003C\/em\u003E. He is the author of three fiction books and has hosted interview shows in Peru.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHaving worked in the media industry, I gained an insider perspective of how the journalism and entertainment industries work,\u201d said Alonso. \u201cI also think I still see the world through a journalist\u2019s eyes. This has infused my academic work and my intellectual curiosity about the role of media in contemporary democracies.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Modern Languages is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPaul Alonso, an associate professor in the School of Modern Languages, has studied how political humorists and comedians use media platforms to push social boundaries, make us question what we think we know, and speak truth to power. A Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award will take Alonso to Peru, where he will conduct new research and teach a seminar at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award will take Alonso to Peru, where he will conduct new research and teach a seminar at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2024-03-26 17:38:05","changed_gmt":"2024-03-26 17:42:56","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673493":{"id":"673493","type":"image","title":"Associate Professor Paul Alonso in the School of Modern Languages","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Paul Alonso in the School of Modern Languages\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1711474695","gmt_created":"2024-03-26 17:38:15","changed":"1711474695","gmt_changed":"2024-03-26 17:38:15","alt":"Associate Professor Paul Alonso in the School of Modern Languages","file":{"fid":"256892","name":"RS3467_paul alonso ic headshot-scr.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/26\/RS3467_paul%20alonso%20ic%20headshot-scr.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/26\/RS3467_paul%20alonso%20ic%20headshot-scr.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":103182,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/03\/26\/RS3467_paul%20alonso%20ic%20headshot-scr.jpg?itok=1kRLlSR9"}}},"media_ids":["673493"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/research\/features\/in-paul-alonsos-research-satire-is-serious","title":"In Paul Alonso\u2019s Research, Satire is Serious Business"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"193601","name":"Paul Alonso"},{"id":"193602","name":"Fulbright U.S. Scholar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stephanie.kadel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EStephanie N. 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