Stay Cool: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change

by Aaron Sachs

How gallows humor can bolster us to confront global warming

We've all seen the headlines: oceans rising, historic heat waves, mass extinctions, climate refugees. It feels overwhelming, like nothing can make a difference in combating this ongoing global catastrophe. How can we mobilize to save the world when we feel this depressed?

Stay Cool enjoins us to laugh our way forward. Human beings have used comedy to cope with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479819395
• ISBN13: 9781479819393
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"