Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy: A Psychoanalytic Exploration

by Jack Black

Book Overview

In what ways is comedy subversive? This vital new book critically considers the importance of comedy in challenging and redefining our relations to race and racism through the lens of political correctness.

By viewing comedy as both a constitutive feature of social interaction and as a necessary requirement in the appraisal of what is often deemed to be 'politically correct', this book provides an innovative and multidisciplinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367508931
• ISBN13: 9780367508937
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"