Comedy and Critical Thought

Comedy and Critical Thought
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 9781786604088
ISBN-13 : 1786604086
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Book Synopsis Comedy and Critical Thought by : Iain MacKenzie

Download or read book Comedy and Critical Thought written by Iain MacKenzie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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