Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism

Do You 'Seriously Believe That' After 9/11
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-53631-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 90 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 256 g

Reihe: The Cultural Politics of Media and Popular Culture

Religious Satire in the Era of New Atheism presents a contemporary account of religious satire as evidenced by the modern art of stand-up comedy.

Focused on the context of the post-9/11 American culture phenomenon, sometimes referred to as the New Atheism – as embodied by public intellectuals such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Richard Dawkins – it documents the rise of comedic satire in relation to evangelical beliefs and religious dogma. Drawing on the author’s own experience of stand-up performance, it examines the comedy of figures such as Mark Maron, Bill Maher, and Ricky Gervais and presents material from interviews with comedians including Lewis Black, John Fugelsang, and Leigh Ann Lord to provide unique insights into some of the issues and definitions surrounding satire.

With attention to the demonstrable rise in religious satire following the events of September 11, 2001, the author considers the clear link between this increase and the New Atheist movement, exploring shared themes and presence at specific events, such that stand-up comedy represents the Avant Garde of the New Atheists.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Further/Vocational Education, and General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jaffe, Jerry C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: "I Survive Trauma Through My Sense of Humour" 2. Reading Between the Lines and Defining Satire: "Seeming Seeming" 3. Religious Satire and Doubting Thomases: "I'm Here Promoting — Doubt" 4. Acting Out the Character of God: "Ridiculing the Incarnation" 5. Comedians Satirizing Creationists: "I Needed to Go to This Tabernacle of Ignorance" 6. Conclusion: "People Snapped"

Über Autor(innen)

Jerry C. Jaffe is Professor of Theater at Lake Erie College. He has directed or performed in over 100 shows. Before coming to Lake Erie College, Jerry lived and worked in Japan and New Zealand, teaching, acting, and directing there. Many of his articles on the theater have been published in various academic journals, including “ ‘I needed to go to this tabernacle of ignorance’: Marc Maron’s critique of the Creation Museum” (Bulletin for the Study of Religion, Vol. 42, No. 3 (2013)); and he co-edited the 2008 book Performing Japan: Contemporary Expressions of Cultural Identity. Recent productions he has directed include The Memo, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Crave, Murder by Poe, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Jungle Book, Proof, and Almost, Maine. He also performs stand-up comedy professionally, in venues around the country.