![]() ![]() When effectively used, such humor can foster the inclination and even desire to listen to others and, if only for brief moments, adopt their point of view. ![]() I focus on what I call " subversive " humor, that which is employed by or on behalf of those who have been continually marginalized. Du Bois' notion of " double consciousness " to make the case that humor can facilitate an openness and cooperative attitude among an otherwise closed, even adversarial audience. ![]() In this paper I borrow from Maria Lugones' work on playful " world-traveling " and W.E.B. ![]()
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