Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy

In 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. 
By 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 political correctness in the media and society. Aided by the work of both Slavoj Žižek and Alenka Zupančič, this unique analysis adopts a psychoanalytic/philosophical framework to explore issues of race, racism and political correctness in the widely acclaimed BBC ‘mockumentary’, The Office (UK), as well as a variety of television comedies. 
Drawing from psychoanalysis, social psychology and philosophy, this book will be highly relevant for postgraduate students and academic researchers studying comedy, race/racism, multiculturalism, political correctness and television/film.

Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy: A Psychoanalytic Exploration

Humor & Entertainment

Black, Jack

Movies

Routledge

"Much of this book is about loneliness. Yet its pages are bracingly companionable. It is one of the friendliest books ever written. It is a superb piece of autobiography, testimony that cannot be impeached. While it is a statement of an American tragedy, it has laughter, brevity, style; as a book to pass the time away with, it is in a class with the best fiction." — Carl Sandburg, New York World "Nothing half as rewarding has come down the highway of books about thieves, tramps, murderers, bootleggers and crooks in years " — New Republic "I believe Jack Black has written a remarkable book; it is vivid and picturesque; it is not fiction; it is a book that was needed and it should be widely read." — Clarence Darrow, New York Herald Tribune A major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers, this lost classic was written by Jack Black, a drifter and small-time criminal. Born in 1872, Black hit the road at the age of 16 and spent most of his life as a vagabond. In this plainspoken but colorful memoir, he recaptures a hobo underworld of the early twentieth century, a time when it was possible to pass anonymously from town to town. Black's firsthand accounts of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction offer a compelling portrait of life outside the law and honor among thieves.

You Can't Win: A Story from Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Dover Publications

Jack Black is Britain's foremost motivational speaker and founder of MindStore, the country's leading personal development programme. His message is powerful, effective and above all easy to learn. Discover how to: * reach beyond your limitations to achieve seemingly impossible goals * deal effectively with change and take control of your future * overcome negative habits and build extraordinary self-belief * relax and manage stress * achieve your dreams. These are no idle promises. This system has worked for thousands of people, from company directors to national sports personalities. NOW LET THE PASSION AND ENERGY OF MINDSTORE WORK FOR YOU!

MindStore

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Thorsons

This book is written to fill this void. To show the beginner how to get started and progress to the point where he can become an advanced, proficient amateur at prospecting and small mining operations. To teach him ow to be one of tose who can bring home the bacon-or gold, Erfurt, silver, r whatever else it is he seeks.

Gold prospectors handbook

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Del Oeste Press

The author looks back on his life and describes his experiences among bums, hobos, and thieves

You Can't Win: The Autobiography of Jack Black

Amok Pr

You Can't Win

Omniun Pub

MindStore will show you that being happy, confident and successful in life is not luck but a skill. Like any skill it needs to be learned and then practised. * Increase you self esteem and develop new levels of confidence  * Develop unshakeable self-belief  * Rid yourself of doubt and indecision  * Control stress for better health  * Regain your natural zest for life  * Find new direction and keep focused on your goals   This classic MindStore personal development programme now comes with a free audio download containing live versions of the guided visualization exercises that will help you to build and make use of your House on the Right Bank.

Mindstore: The Classic Personal Development Program

Self-Help

Success

Balloon View Ltd

The Psychosis of Race (Psychology and the Other)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

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