Satire, Comedy and Mental Health: Coping with the Limits of Critique (Emerald Points)

By: Dieter Declercq

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Synopsis: Satire, Comedy and Mental Health examines how satire helps to sustain good mental health in a troubled socio-political world. Through an interdisciplinary dialogue that combines approaches from the analytic philosophy of art, medical and health humanities, media studies, and psychology, the book demonstrates how satire enables us to negotiate a healthy balance between care for others and care of self. Building on a thorough philosophical explication and close analysis of satire in various forms - including novels, music, TV, film, cartoons, memes, stand-up comedy and protest artefacts - Declercq investigates how we can harness satirical entertainment to ease the limits of critique. In so doing, the book presents a compelling case that, while satire cannot hope to cure our sick world, it can certainly help us to cope with it.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 124 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781839096662
Related ISBNs:: 9781839096686, 9781839096679
Publisher:: Emerald Publishing Limited
Date of Addition:: 01/12/21
Copyrighted By:: Dieter Declercq
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Psychology, Language Arts, Humor, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.