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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour
In "We Learn Nothing," satirical cartoonist Tim Kreider turns his
funny, brutally honest eye to the dark truths of the human
condition, asking big questions about human-sized problems: What if
you survive a brush with death and it doesn't change you? Why do we
fall in love with people we don't even like? How do you react when
someone you've known for years unexpectedly changes genders?
With a perfect combination of humor and pathos, these essays,
peppered with Kreider's signature cartoons, leave us with newfound
wisdom and a unique prism through which to examine our own chaotic
journeys through life. These are the conversations you have only
with best friends or total strangers, late at night over drinks,
near closing time.
This edition also includes the sensationally popular essay "The
Busy Trap," as seen in the "New York Times."
This timely study sheds new light on debates about humour and
identity in France, and is the first book about humour and identity
in France to be published in either English or French that analyses
both debates about Charlie Hebdo and standup comedy. It examines
humour, freedom of expression, and social cohesion in France during
a crucial time in France's recent history punctuated by the Charlie
Hebdo attacks of January 2015. It evaluates the state of French
society and attitudes to humour in France in the aftermath of the
events of January 2015. This book argues that debates surrounding
Charlie Hebdo, although significant, only provide part of the
picture when it comes to understanding humour and multiculturalism
in France. This monograph fills significant gaps in French and
international media coverage and academic writing, which has
generally failed to adequately examine the broader picture that
emerges when one examines career trajectories of notable
contemporary French comedians. By addressing this failing, this
book provides a more complete picture of humour, identity, and
Republican values in France. By focusing primarily on contemporary
comedians in France, this book explores competing uses of French
Republican discourse in debates about humour, offensiveness, and
freedom of expression. Ultimately, it argues that studying humour
and identity in France often reveals a sense of national unease
within the Republic at a time of considerable turmoil.
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