{"product_id":"taking-a-stand-contemporary-us-stand-up-comedians-as-public-intellectuals-paperback","title":"Taking a Stand: Contemporary Us Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals - 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\u003eJared N. Champion\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePeter C. Kunze\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Jared N. Champion, Miriam M. Chirico, Thomas Clark, David R. Dewberry, Christopher J. Gilbert, David Gillota, Kathryn Kein, Rob King, Rebecca Krefting, Peter C. Kunze, Linda Mizejewski, Aviva Orenstein, Raúl Pérez, Philip Scepanski, Susan Seizer, Monique Taylor, Ila Tyagi, and Timothy J. Viator \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stand-up comedians have a long history of walking a careful line between serious and playful engagement with social issues: Lenny Bruce questioned the symbolic valence of racial slurs, Dick Gregory took time away from the stage to speak alongside Martin Luther King Jr., and--more recently--Tig Notaro challenged popular notions of damaged or abject bodies. Stand-up comedians deploy humor to open up difficult topics for broader examination, which only underscores the social and cultural importance of their work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTaking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals \u003c\/i\u003edraws together essays that contribute to the analysis of the stand-up comedian as public intellectual since the 1980s. The chapters explore stand-up comedians as contributors to and shapers of public discourse via their live performances, podcasts, social media presence, and political activism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter highlights a stand-up comedian and their ongoing discussion of a cultural issue or expression of a political ideology\/standpoint: Lisa Lampanelli's use of problematic postracial humor, Aziz Ansari's merging of sociology and technology, or Maria Bamford's emphasis on mental health, to name just a few. \u003ci\u003eTaking a Stand\u003c\/i\u003e offers a starting point for understanding the work stand-up comedians do as well as its reach beyond the stage. Comedians influence discourse, perspectives, even public policy on myriad issues, and this book sets out to take those jokes seriously.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJared N. Champion\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of writing and interdisciplinary studies at Mercer University. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eCliffs and Challenges: A Young Woman Explores Yosemite, 1915\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e1917. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter C. Kunze\u003c\/b\u003e is visiting assistant professor of communication at Tulane University. He is editor or coeditor of multiple publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican-Australian Cinema: Transnational Connections\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eConversations with Maurice Sendak\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710899351859,"sku":"9781496835499","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MTBtVi9sWXM2NUtaWC9mb29rMVFyZz09.webp?v=1763503244","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/taking-a-stand-contemporary-us-stand-up-comedians-as-public-intellectuals-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}