This book, first of its kind in the Indian context, brings together both a theoretical understanding of various aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, and case studies of various forms of stand-up comedy in India. This volume is interdisciplinary wherein the contributors raise pertinent issues about the role of stand-up comedy in India in contemporary times. With an increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form, stand-up comedy in India cannot be ignored anymore. The book includes chapters on Indian stand-up comedy related to the themes of: interrogating the term ¿Indian stand-up comedy¿; historical lineage of stand-up in India; the politics of language and laughter; ¿charged humour¿ vs ¿safe¿/profitable comedy; stand-up comics as parrhesiastes, performance of the self and comic personas; comedy and other forms of artistic expression; laughter clubs, urbanism and stand-up comedy; surveillance, censorship and trolling; the economy of production and consumption of stand-up comedy and the ¿silences¿ and limitations in the contemporary form of stand-up in India.
| Serija: | Palgrave Studies in Comedy |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2024 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 264 |
| ISBN-10: | 3031394267 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783031394263 |
| Formatas: | 216 x 153 x 19 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
Parašykite atsiliepimą apie „Politics of Recognition and Representation in Indian Stand-Up Comedy“
