Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy by Jack Black - 9780367508937

Name: Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy by Jack Black - 9780367508937
Brand: Jack Black

Jack Black

Race, Racism and Political Correctness in ComedyA Psychoanalytic Exploration\nAuthor(s): Jack Black\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367508937, 978-0367508937\nSynopsis\nIn 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.\n\nBy 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 approach to the study of comedy and popular culture. In doing so, it engages with the social and cultural tensions inherent to our understandings of political correctness, arguing that comedy can subversively redefine our approach to PC Debates, contestations surrounding free speech and the popular portrayal of politic.