Uproarious: How Feminists and Other Subversive Comics Speak Truth

by Cynthia Willett and Julie Willett

Book Overview

A radical new approach to humor, where traditional targets become its agents

Humor is often dismissed as cruel ridicule or harmless fun. But what if laughter is a vital force to channel rage against patriarchy, Islamophobia, or mass incarceration? To create moments of empathy and dialogue between Black Lives Matter and the police? These and other such questions are at the heart of this powerful reassessment of humor. Placing theorists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517908299
• ISBN13: 9781517908294
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"