What's So Funny?: A New Road Map to Humour in Dangerous Times - Paperback

by Mira Falardeau (Author)

Why do we laugh-- and why does it matter now more than ever? Humour has always been a tool for survival, rebellion, and understanding the absurdity of life. In What's So Funny?, Mira Falardeau, author of the widely acclaimed pioneering work, A History of Women Cartoonists, explores the power of humour across cultures and centuries-- from ancient Greek satire to modern political cartoons. With insight and wit, she examines why we laugh, how humour challenges authority, and what makes a joke land (or fail). In an age of cancel culture and controversy, this book is a timely guide to the art of laughter.

Author Biography

MIRA FALARDEAU is a renowned cartoonist and academic, with her comic strips featured in magazines like Chatelaine, Perspectives, and La Vie en rose. Her work has been exhibited at the Contemporary Art Museum in Montreal and the Cartoonists Guild in New York. The author of A History of Women Cartoonists (Mosaic Press, 2020), Falardeau has taught at Laval University, the University of Ottawa, and CÉ GEP Limoilou. She lives in Quebec City.