{"product_id":"taking-a-stand-jared-n-champion-9781496835499","title":"Taking a Stand: Contemporary Us Stand-Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals","description":"Contributions 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, Ra伃 P駻ez, Philip Scepanski, Susan Seizer, Monique Taylor, Ila Tyagi, and Timothy J. Viator \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jared N. Champion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496835492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496835499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Jared N. Champion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988525646079,"sku":"9781496835499","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba11ec35-aca7-4b04-8aa9-6e897b8f1f5a.jpg?v=1683294944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taking-a-stand-jared-n-champion-9781496835499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}