A Comedian and an Activist Walk Into a Bar : The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice

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A Comedian and an Activist Walk into a Bar
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: COMEDY AMIDST A CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE OF INFLUENCE AND INFORMATION
	1. Why Comedy, and Why Now?
	2. How Comedy Works as a Change Agent
	3. From Stand-Up to Sitcoms: Socially Critical Comedy across Genres
PART II: COMEDY IN SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGES
	4. Can Laughter Help Save the Planet? Comedy’s Role in Communicating about Climate Change
	5. Beyond Poverty Porn: How Comedy Reframes Poverty and Engages Publics
PART III: LEVERAGING COMEDY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
	6. Comedians’ Perspectives on the Intersections of Art and Activism
	7. Creative Collaborations: How Comedians and Social Justice Advocates Work Together
	8. Imagining the Future of Comedy’s Role in Social Justice
Appendix A: Methodological Details and Full Results from Chapter 4
Appendix B: Methodological Overview and Main Results from Chapter 5
Appendix C: Comedy Professionals Interviewed for Chapter 6
Notes
About the Authors
Index