{"product_id":"can-we-laugh-at-that-comedy-in-a-conflicted-age-9780520403031","title":"Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eDid you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line. But some things do change. Humorists the world over are no longer simply denounced in grouchy op-eds. Now comedians are being hounded by criminal investigations and civil suits, or forced off the airwaves. They are menaced by vigilantes and religious fundamentalists. Some have been forced into exile, imprisoned, or even murdered. In the age of social media and global digital distribution, the audience is \u003ci\u003eeveryone\u003c\/i\u003e, ensuring that criticism can be as vicious as it is unavoidable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a flair for storytelling, Jacques Berlinerblau explores the high stakes of the low blow in this darkly witty examination of American comedians such as Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Shane Gillis, and Sarah Silverman as well as humorists in France, Denmark, Zimbabwe, and Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Berlinerblau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520403031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacques Berlinerblau\u003c\/b\u003e, Rabbi Harold White Professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University, is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Philip Roth We Don't Know: Sex, Race, and Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Secular\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing appears in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eMSNBC, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jacques Berlinerblau \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809036943517,"sku":"9780520403031","price":42.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dc4e35b3-3b0b-4de2-854b-ac30019536c9.jpg?v=1775555739","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/can-we-laugh-at-that-comedy-in-a-conflicted-age-9780520403031","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}