Ellie Fitts Fulmer and Nia Nunn Makepeace (both Education) recently published a jointly-authored article in Perspectives on Urban Education, with contributions from current and former IC students.
Ellie Fitts Fulmer and Nia Nunn Makepeace (both Education) recently published a jointly-authored article in Perspectives on Urban Education, with contributions from current and former IC students. The piece, titled, "'It's Okay to Laugh, Right?' Toward a Pedagogy of Racial Comedy in Multicultural Education," explores the learning opportunities--as well as pitfalls--that racial comedic media offer in multicultural and anti-racist coursework. Students who contributed to the piece were Melanie Abbe, Sarah Apgar, Rachel Strongin, Susan Giarratano, and Serena Shields. The article centers on the exploration of four themes, or interpretive tensions, animated by using racial comedy, which includes sketches by Dave Chappelle, music video parody of Tess Paras, stand-up comedy of Aamer Rhaman and Louis CK, and clips from Jon Stewart. The article goes on to argue that this analysis offers urgent considerations for instructors who are using racial comedy, and contributes to our understanding of the possible pedagogical benefits and issues in using racial comedy.
A link to the full article can be found here.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20151217134454787