English Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, Racial Discrimination, Humor - History & Criticism, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, Society & Culture in Literature, English Fiction & Prose Literature - 20th
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Overview
In Race Riots, the first study of racial humour in the work of modern British authors, examines the complex ways in which laughter can either reinforce or subvert racial stereotyping. Filling a critical gap, Race Riots focuses on the rhetorical function of laughter within comic texts, a seldom studied dimension of the subject. It also explores the relationship between humour and power in society, concerns that are customarily treated separately.Book Details
Published
June 8, 2026
Publisher
Montreal ; McGill-Queen's University Press, c2006.
Pages
328
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780773531093