Comedy and Critical Thought - Laughter as Resistance (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Experiments/On the Political
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	Iain Mackenzie • Fred Francis • Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone
Dimensions:	231 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-1-78660-407-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	1-78660-407-8
Barcode:	9781786604071

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