Description
| Product ID: | 9781032267258 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy |
| Subtitle: | Speaking Truth to Power |
| Authors: | Author: Rashi Bhargava, Richa Chilana |
| Page Count: | 258 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Performance art, Theatre studies, Comedy and stand-up, Linguistics, Literature: history and criticism, Museology and heritage studies, Regional / International studies, History, Popular culture, Media studies, Sociology: sport and leisure, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, Performance art, Theatre studies, Performing arts: comedy, linguistics, Literature: history & criticism, Museology & heritage studies, Regional studies, Humanities, Popular culture, Media studies, Sociology: sport & leisure, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Punching Up explores the new forms, voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire, commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised. Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy explores the new forms, voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire, commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised. The title brings together essays and perspectives on stand-up and satire from different cultural and political contexts across the world which raise pertinent issues regarding its role in contemporary times, especially with the increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. It examines the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, as well as the exploration of race, gender, politics and conflicts, urban culture and LGBTQ+ identities in countries such as Indonesia, Finland, France, Iran, Italy, Morocco, India and the USA. It also asks the question whether, along with contesting and destabilising existing discursive frameworks and identities, a stand-up comic can open up a space for envisaging a new social, cultural and political order? This book will appeal to people interested in performance studies, media, popular culture, digital culture, sociology, digital sociology and anthropology, and English literature. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4.0 license. Funded by the University of Helsinki. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge India |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-30 |
