Taking Comedy Seriously Stand-Up's Dissident Potential in Mass Culture |
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| Author:
| Donian, Jennalee |
| Series title: | Politics and Comedy: Critical Encounters Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-8765-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $212.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.