Comedy and the Politics of Representation: Mocking the Weak

by Sarah Ilott and Helen Davies

Book Overview

1. Introduction: Mocking the Weak? Contexts, Theories, Politcs, Helen Davies and Sarah Ilott.2. Taking Liberties? Free Speech, Multiculturalism and the Ethics of Satire, Anshuman A. Mondal.3. Openness, Otherness, and Expertise: Uncertainty and Trust in Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, Rob Hawkes.4. British Multiculturalism, Romantic Comedy, and the Lie of Social Unification, Sarah Ilott.5. Parodying Racial Passing in Chappelle's Show and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030080293
• ISBN13: 9783030080297
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"