Taking comedy seriously: stand-up's dissident potential in mass culture

"This book contextualizes contemporary stand-up comedy within the wider socio-political terrain of neoliberal capitalism, contributing to a more complex and developed understanding of the relation of jokes and humor to the unconscious mind in its relation to ideology and discourse"--

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1. Verfasser: Donian, Jennalee (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London Lexington Books [2019]
Schriftenreihe:Politics and comedy : critical encounters
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Zusammenfassung:"This book contextualizes contemporary stand-up comedy within the wider socio-political terrain of neoliberal capitalism, contributing to a more complex and developed understanding of the relation of jokes and humor to the unconscious mind in its relation to ideology and discourse"--
Introduction. Comedy is no laughing matter! -- Sketching the terrain of stand-up comedy -- The resurgence of stand-up comedy -- The ideological situation of contemporary stand-up comedy -- The comedic performance as dissensus -- Re-locating the political dimension of contemporary stand-up comedy in the performances of Ellen Degeneres, Pieter-Dirk Uys and Trevor Noah -- Conclusion. Comically paradoxical and paradoxically comic
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xviii, 143 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781498587655
1498587658

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