A Comedian and an Activist Walk Into a Bar: The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice Volume 1 (Hardcover)

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Norman Lear
Acknowledgments

PART I: COMEDY AMDIST A CONTMEPORARY LANDSCAPE OF INFLUENCE AND INFORMATION

Introduction
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