The Ethics of Humor

By Laura Lee,

Published April 8, 2016 at 12:36 PM EDT

For some Oscar viewers this year, host Chris Rock鈥檚 jokes about race crossed a line. But in the world of humor, is there a line?

Do certain comedians have greater license to make jokes that might be offensive if delivered by others? And does the composition of the audience matter?

Host Frank Stasio talks with , philosophy professor at the University of Memphis, and ,

associate director of Sebo and Anderson are participants in a panel called, 鈥�The Ethics of Humor: Navigating Racial Satire,鈥� on Saturday at 2:15pm as part of The conference is free and open to the public.

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Laura Lee

Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's 瓜神app Director.

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