Humour as Politics : The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Palgrave Studies in Comedy
ISBN-10
3319845292
ISBN-13
9783319845296
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 23rd, 2018
Print length
223 Pages
Product Classification:
Film theory & criticismFilm: styles & genresPerforming arts: comedyFilm history, theory or criticismFilm: styles and genresComedy and stand-upPhilosophy: aestheticsCultural studiesPopular cultureCultural studiesPopular culturePolitics & governmentPolitics and governmentPhilosophy: aesthetics
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Through an analysis of humour as a political and aesthetic category, Humour as Politics challenges older models of laughter as a form of dissent and instead argues for a new theory of humour as the cultural expression of our (neo)liberal moment.
This book argues that recent developments in contemporary comedy have changed not just the way we laugh but the way we understand the world. Drawing on a range of contemporary televisual, cinematic and digital examples, from Seinfeld and Veep to Family Guy and Chappelle’s Show, Holm explores how humour has become a central site of cultural politics in the twenty-first century. More than just a form of entertainment, humour has come to play a central role in the contemporary media environment, shaping how we understand ideas of freedom, empathy, social boundaries and even logic. Through an analysis of humour as a political and aesthetic category, Humour as Politics challenges older models of laughter as a form of dissent and instead argues for a new theory of humour as the cultural expression of our (neo)liberal moment.
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