Lawbreaking Jokers and Playful Killers: Tricksters Using Outlaw Discourse

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Abstract

Through the linkage of outlaw discourse to the trickster, we hope to show that what is serious and political can also be playful and messy. This essay reviews how trickster strategies and outlaw discourse are similar, then gives two examples of groups of people that use outlaw discourse in the trickster tradition. It concludes by discussing the benefits of understanding how these two concepts relate to one another.

Authors

• Sarah Hagedorn VanSlette, John Carroll University

• Joshua Boyd, Purdue University