Does anti-racist education need to rely so heavily on feelings of anxiety, anger, or guilt? Can comedy, and more specifically, African American ""race comics,"" help us rethink our approach to anti-racist education?
addresses this need, highlighting the power of humour and race comedy as valuable alternative strategies. Drawing on her experiences in politics
as a former member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario, anti-racism critic for the province, and chair of Ontario's first-ever Black Caucus
Laura Mae Lindo offers a fresh perspective on rethinking anti-racism work in educational settings.
calls for a shift in how we approach anti-racist education, urging the exploration of humour and race comedy as powerful and effective alternative strategies.
By:
Laura Mae Lindo
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781487551070
ISBN 10: 148755107X
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 09 September 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Prologue Introduction 1. A Critical Reality: Race, Racism, and Canadian Schooling 2. What Comedy Made Them Do (A.K.A., the Student Teacher’s Story) 3. The Power of Comedy and Laughter in Anti-Racist Education (A.K.A., Comedians Laugh at the Darnedest Things) 4. Pushing the Boundaries: The Roots of the Race Comic 5. The Birth of the “Race Comic” 6. What Comedy Made Me Do: A Teacher Educator’s Story 7. Uncomfortable Laughter and the Un-Spoken Rules of the (Race) Game Bibliography Index
Laura Mae Lindo is an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo.
