| Comedy and Critical Thought: Laughter as Resistance Contributor(s): MacKenzie, Iain (Editor), Francis, Fred (Editor), Giappone, Krista Bonello Rutter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786604078 ISBN-13: 9781786604071 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $50.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 809.917 |
| LCCN: 2017048461 |
| Series: Experiments/On the Political |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout history, comedians and clowns have enjoyed a certain freedom to speak frankly often denied to others in hegemonic systems. More recently, professional comedians have developed platforms of comic license from which to critique the traditional political establishment and have managed to play an important role in interrogating and mediating the processes of politics in contemporary society. This collection will examine the questions that arise when of comedy and critique intersect by bringing together both critical theorists and comedy scholars with a view to exploring the nature of comedy, its potential role in critical theory and the forms it can take as a practice of resistance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Francis, Fred: - Fred Francis is an Assistant Lecturer in English, University of Kent.Giappone, Krista Bonello: - Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone is the Associate Lecturer in English and Drama, University of Malta |