LEADER 04512nam 22007215 450 001 9911031669103321 005 20251001130435.0 010 $a3-032-01776-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-01776-5 035 $a(CKB)41520984800041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32324986 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32324986 035 $a(OCoLC)1543207087 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-01776-5 035 $a(EXLCZ)9941520984800041 100 $a20251001d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aExploring Dark Comedy in Ecological Literature $eEchoes of Laughter in the Capitalocene /$fby Mohammad Rahmatullah, Tanu Gupta, Nagendra Kumar 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (214 pages) 225 1 $aLiterature, Cultural and Media Studies 311 08$a3-032-01775-0 327 $aChapter 01: INTRODUCTION: EXPLORING DARK COMEDY?S ROLE IN ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS -- Chapter 02: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS ? UNDERSTANDING DARK COMEDY AND ITS MECHANISMS -- Chapter 03: THE CAPITALOCENE ? REFRAMING ECOLOGICAL CRISES -- Chapter 04: MECHANISMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING THROUGH DARK COMEDY -- Chapter 05: CASE STUDIES ? DARK COMEDY IN ECOLOGICAL LITERATURE -- Chapter 06: DISTINGUISHING OUTCOMES ? DARK COMEDY VS. OTHER GENRES IN ECOCRITICISM -- Chapter 07: DARK COMEDY AS SUBVERSION ? CHALLENGING DOMINANT NARRATIVES -- Chapter 08: THE FUTURE OF ECOLOGICAL LITERATURE ? TOWARDS A PLAYFUL ECOCRITICISM. 330 $aThis textbook reimagines ?dark comedy? as an ecological tool?a mix of irony, the grotesque, and sharp insight that reveals the carbon-laden framework of late-capitalist life. Rather than mocking disaster, its chapters dissect how humor?through unexpected punchlines, carnival-like inversions, and emotional twists?bypasses social defenses and awakens a numbed public. The book frames its inquiry within the Capitalocene, highlighting capitalism as the chief force of ecological destruction. Spanning works from Aristophanes to Atwood, street theatre to streaming satire, it demonstrates how laughter challenges conventional thinking and transforms eco-grief into civic energy. Dark comedy, more adaptable than tragedy, dissolves cultural barriers, welcomes paradox, and prompts readers to question how ecosystems became jokes. Multidisciplinary in method, the book interweaves literature, environmental philosophy, humor theory, eco-Marxism, and cultural studies. By blending these approaches, it moves beyond standard ecocriticism, treating humor as a vital site where ethics and politics intersect. Aimed at advanced undergraduates and researchers, the volume rejects false optimism yet gestures toward practical hope, betting that understanding dark laughter?s subversive power can inspire readers to rethink and repair the world. Mohammad Rahmatullah is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Northern University Bangladesh. Tanu Gupta is Professor and Head in the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh. Nagendra Kumar is Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. 410 0$aLiterature, Cultural and Media Studies 606 $aEcocriticism 606 $aEcology 606 $aFiction 606 $aLiterature and technology 606 $aMass media and literature 606 $aLiterary form 606 $aEcocriticism 606 $aEcology 606 $aFiction Literature 606 $aLiterature and Technology 606 $aLiterary Genre 615 0$aEcocriticism. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aFiction. 615 0$aLiterature and technology. 615 0$aMass media and literature. 615 0$aLiterary form. 615 14$aEcocriticism. 615 24$aEcology. 615 24$aFiction Literature. 615 24$aLiterature and Technology. 615 24$aLiterary Genre. 676 $a809.9336 700 $aRahmatullah$b Mohammad$01850112 701 $aGupta$b Tanu$01850113 701 $aKumar$b Nagendra$01850114 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911031669103321 996 $aExploring Dark Comedy in Ecological Literature$94443077 997 $aUNINA