Public Intellectual.
Private Practice.
Forthcoming, 2025,, Black Gold Publishing, 187 pp.
Black Jokes interrogates the canonical formulation of humor studies internationally, concentrating specifically on its aspiration to define a “sense” of humor via qualifiers that do not account for systemic and structural racism. Utilizing Def Jam era standup comedy as a rubric, this text explores critical theories of humor and subjectivity.
The Critical Theory of Employment and Labor Practice (Hunt, Kara N., August 2021, Cognella Academic Publishing) is an edited volume and workbook covering fundamental legal and theoretical concepts underscoring established and developing employment discrimination praxis.
Learning Module and Presentation:
Race in America: Systemic and Structural Discrimination (Hunt, Kara-2020)
Workshop Overview:
This interactive and informative workshop provides a historical and contemporary overview of Race in America in three sessions:
Part 1: What is Race? A conceptual framework
Part 2: Systemic and Structural Racism: How does Race operate in American Society?
Part 3: Current Issues (Understanding Systemic Oppression and Uprising)
Topics covered include but are not limited to: key definitions and statistics, biological conceptions of race, slavery, white supremacy, cultural labor, disenfranchisement, stereotypes, prejudice, riots, implicit bias, micro-aggressions, restorative and reparative approaches to equity and inclusion, and novel conceptions of diversity.
Off the Record: A Critical Perspective on Def Comedy Jam
Journal of Popular Culture: Volume 48, Issue 5
October 2015
Hard Knocks and Hilarity: An Interview With Luenell-18 October 2015
“Not a Funny Place to Live:” An Interview with Chris Rock (August 23, 2014-New York, NY)
Journal of Comedy Studies Fall 2014 Issue