NMC Library

Why stand-up matters : how comedians manipulate and influence /

Quirk, Sophie,

Why stand-up matters : how comedians manipulate and influence / Sophie Quirk. - viii, 246 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-242) and index.

Joking is Manipulation -- Why Comedians Need Manipulation -- Safe Space: From Manipulation to Influence -- The Tools of Manipulation -- A Manipulative Environment -- Manipulating Responses -- Comic Licence and Manufacturing Consensus -- Persona and Status -- Efficacy and Influence -- Is Stand-up Comedy an Appropriate Medium for Debate? -- How Stand-up Matters -- Conclusion: Can Stand-up Change the World?

9781472578938 1472578937 9781472578921 1472578929

GBB5C5088 bnb


Stand-up comedy--Social aspects.
Stand-up comedy--Political aspects.

PN1969.C65 / Q57 2015 PN1969.C65 / Q57 2015

306.484

Powered by Koha