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[Commlist] Fwd: New Book: Women Comedians in the Digital Age

Thu Jan 05 13:05:04 GMT 2023


Alex Symons is pleased to announce my new book for those interested in digital media/cultural industries/celebrity/gender/comedy:

*/Women Comedians in the Digital Age: /**/Media Work and Critical Reputations After Trump/* (Routledge, 2023).

This book examines the extensive digital media use by 100 women comedians in the US, with case studies on high profile stars like Amy Schumer and Lilly Singh, through to upcoming comedians like Esther Povitsky and Ms. Pat. It explains the many ways women comedians work today on TikTok, YouTube, video podcasting, Twitter, Instagram and Netflix, to perform jokes, engage with fans, remake their reputations, and become political activists. Despite its many adverse effects (amplifying neoliberal working conditions and denying many women the transition to careers in television), "digital work" is empowering women to be creative in comedy and negotiate the political climate incited by former President Donald. J. Trump.

Contents:

1. Advantages and Adverse Effects: How Digital Work Empowers Women Comedians in Trump's America

2. Women Comedians Video Podcasting on YouTube: How Complex Authenticity Cultivates Fans

3. Women Comedians Trapped on TikTok: The Opportunities and Limitations of Cringey, Intersectional Comedy

4. Witty Women on Twitter: Collaborative Reputation Making, Anti-Fandom, and Harnessing the Trolls

5. Conformity with Comic Subversion: How Women Comedians Shape their Reputations using Instagram

6. Women Comedians' Working Practices on YouTube: The Sometimes Difficult Transition to Television

7. Netflix's Calculated Risks in Comedy: Unlikely Women's First Stand-up Specials

8. Trump's War with Women Satirists on Television: How Carnivalesque Comedy Generates Digital Redistribution

9. Participatory Audiences in Trump's Cancel Culture: How Women Comedian-Activists Survive and Earn Prestige

10. Conclusions

_https://www.routledge.com/Women-Comedians-in-the-Digital-Age-Media-Work-and-Critical-Reputations/Symons/p/book/9781032215020 <https://www.routledge.com/Wom= en-Comedians-in-the-Digital-Age-Media-Work-and-Critical-Reputations/Symon= s/p/book/9781032215020>_

*20% Discount Available - enter the code FLE22*

Pb: 978-1-032-21502-0 | £27.99


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