Irony in the age of empire: comic perspectives on democracy and freedom
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1. Verfasser: Willett, Cynthia (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington Indiana University Press c2008
Schriftenreihe:American philosophy
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-166) and index
Laughter against hubris : a preemptive strike -- Laughing to keep from crying : Cornel West, pragmatism, and progressive comedy -- Authenticity in an age of satire : Ellison, Sartre, Bergson, and Spike Lee's Bamboozled -- Engage the enemy : Cavell, comedies of remarriage, and the politics of friendship -- Three concepts of freedom
Comedy, from social ridicule to the unruly laughter of the carnival, provides effective tools for reinforcing social patterns of domination as well as weapons for emancipation. In Irony in the Age of Empire, Cynthia Willett asks: What could embody liberation better than laughter? Why do the oppressed laugh? What vision does the comic world prescribe? For Willett, the comic trumps standard liberal accounts of freedom by drawing attention to bodies, affects, and intimate relationships, topics which are usua
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 171 p.)
ISBN:025300313X
9780253003133

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