[Commlist] New book: Satire, Comedy and Mental Health. Coping with the Limits of Critique

*New book by Dieter Declercq - /Satire, Comedy and Mental Health: Coping 
with the Limits of Critique 
<https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/Satire-Comedy-and-Mental-Health/?K=9781839096679> 
/*Read a sample chapter here 
<https://books.emeraldinsight.com/resources/pdfs/chapters/9781839096679-TYPE23-NR2.pdf>**

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‘[…a] truly interdisciplinary, accessible and brilliant introduction to 
the question of why satire has kept its popularity for more than 2000 
years.’

- Orla Vigsö, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

'Dr Dieter Declercq offers us a welcomed tonic for our heightened 
existential angst born of pandemic, economic crisis, and social 
injustice. His scholarly exposition of the interface of satire with its 
interdisciplinary foundations is refreshingly clear and concise. It is a 
must read for humanities scholars and health practitioners alike.’

- Daniel Hall-Flavin, Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA

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/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.

Dieter Declercq is Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University 
of Kent, UK. Focusing in particular on the existential value of popular 
media (especially satire, comedy and cartoons), his research is informed 
by methodologies from analytical aesthetics, media studies, and medical 
and health humanities. His research has been published in numerous 
journals, including /The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism/, 
/ImageText/, /Ethical Perspectives/, and /Ethical Theory and Moral 
Practice/.

*Dr Dieter Declercq*| *Lecturer in Film and Media Studies*| *Associate 
Director, Aesthetics Research Centre*| *University of Kent*
Room 2.16, Jarman Building, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7UG, UK

*Tel: *01227 823560|*E-mail: *(dd324 /at/ kent.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(dd324 /at/ kent.ac.uk)>|*Web:***https://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/people/academic-staff/declercq.html 
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