Comedy and the politics of representation : mocking the weak / Helen Davies, Sarah Ilott, editors.
2018
PN1929.S595
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Title
Comedy and the politics of representation : mocking the weak / Helen Davies, Sarah Ilott, editors.
ISBN
9783319905068 (electronic book)
3319905066 (electronic book)
9783319905051
3319905058
3319905066 (electronic book)
9783319905051
3319905058
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-90506-8 doi
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PN1929.S595
Dewey Decimal Classification
792.2/3
Summary
This edited collection explores the representations of identity in comedy and interrogates the ways in which "humorous" constructions of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, class and disability raise serious issues about privilege, agency and oppression in popular culture. Should there be limits to free speech when humour is aimed at marginalised social groups? What are the limits of free speech when comedy pokes fun at those who hold social power? Can taboo joking be used towards politically progressive ends? Can stereotypes be mocked through their re-invocation? Comedy and the Politics of Representation: Mocking the Weak breaks new theoretical ground by demonstrating how the way people are represented mediates the triadic relationship set up in comedy between teller, audience and butt of the joke. By bringing together a selection of essays from international scholars, this study unpacks and examines the dynamic role that humour plays in making and remaking identity and power relations in culture and society.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 6, 2018).
Series
Palgrave studies in comedy.
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Comedy and the politics of representation.
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