{"product_id":"teaching-comedy-paperback","title":"Teaching Comedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBev Hogue\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on teaching comedy in literature, writing, theater, and cultural studies courses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Shakespeare to \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e, comedy has long provided both entertainment and social commentary. It may critique cultural values, undermine authority, satirize sacred beliefs, and make room for the marginalized to approach the center. Comedy can be challenging to teach, but in the classroom it can help students connect with one another, develop critical thinking skills, and engage with important issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this volume address a rich variety of texts spanning film, television, stand-up, cartoons, and memes as well as conventional literary works from different places and times. Contributors offer theoretical foundations and practical methods for a broad range of courses, including guidance on contextualizing the humor of historical works and on navigating the ways that comedy can both subvert and reinforce stereotypes. Finally, the volume argues for the value of comedy in difficult times, as a way to create community and meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains discussion of fiction, poetry, plays, and essays by Maya Angelou, Jane Austen, Aphra Behn, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Frances Burney, Charles W. Chesnutt, Roddy Doyle, Maria Edgeworth, Ben Jonson, Anita Loos, Emtithal Mahmoud, Thomas Middleton, Okot p'Bitek, William Shakespeare, Laurence Sterne, Jonathan Swift, Alma Villanueva, Paula Vogel, Oscar Wilde, John Wilmot, and William Wycherley; TV shows and films including \u003ci\u003eCrazy Ex-Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Rush\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife Is Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOffice Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRick and Morty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouth Park\u003c\/i\u003e; works and stand-up performances by Aziz Ansari, Samantha Bee, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Moms Mabley, Hasan Minhaj, Eddie Murphy, Trevor Noah, Richard Pryor, Issa Rae, and Wanda Sykes; and visual works and other media including Aaron McGruder's \u003ci\u003eThe Boondocks\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill Watterson's \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick Sousanis's \u003ci\u003eUnflattening\u003c\/i\u003e, Marvel's \u003ci\u003eHawkeye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYouTube\u003c\/i\u003e videos, advertisements, and memes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327527338233,"sku":"9781603296151","price":68.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/hLK8nInJxi9781603296151.webp?v=1769581170","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/teaching-comedy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}