Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love
How Tricksters through History Have Changed the World
- 2022 INDIES Winner
- Bronze, Popular Culture (Adult Nonfiction)
"Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love" tells of tricksters who challenge doctrine through mockery, pranks, & mischief. It profiles Yoko Ono, Sacha Baron Cohen, Muhammad Ali and more. Tricksters use humor, creativity, pranks and satire to mock power. Think Buster Keaton, Yayoi Kusama, Eshù, Bugs Bunny & Mae West. Uniting truths from anthropology, pop culture, sports, film, & folklore, Tricking Power also presents a coherent picture of Tricksters & their impact on feminism & Black culture.