Politics of Recognition and Representation in Indian Stand-Up Comedy

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-06-01
Mått148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt346 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in Comedy
Antal sidor240
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031394294

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Introduction by Richa Chilana and Rashi Bhargava.- Laughing about and from the Periphery.- Das, Shayeri- Disparagement Humour as a Means for Social Exclusion: Examining the Day-to-Day Casteism in Indian Stand-Up Comedy .- Chakravarti, Mahashweta-The ‘Serious Business of Comedy’: Indian Female Stand-Up Comedians and their Political Roles.- Rele Sathe, Namrata-Creeping on You: The Politics of the Messy Woman in the comedy of Sumukhi Suresh.- Pande, Neha-What’s funny to Daniel Fernandes might not be funny to Aditi Mittal.- Politics of Language and Wordplay.- Banerjett, Maumita-Jokes for all: Language, and Challenges of Contemporary Indian Stand-up Comedy.- Jyothsna, K S -L for Librocubicularist: Soul searching with key words that nobody is searching for.- Where do we draw the line-Patel, Arun- New Clowns in Town: Stand-up comics as parrhesiastes and flatters.- Singh, Pankaj-Struggles of Indian Stand-up Comedians to Find the Line.- Comedy and Contact Zones.- Ishtiaq, Shanzeh-Comedy Across the Borders/Cracking(up) Queer Comedy in Pakistan and India.- Kay, Kavyta-Representing Brown Britain – Asian voices in British Comedy.- Nair, Ashwathy-Creating Contact Zones via Stand-up Comedy: Defamiliarizing the Construct of ‘India’.- Miller, Zubin - The ritual of comedy: expressions from the young Indian middle-class.