Post-Comedy - Paperback
by Alfie Bown
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509563395ISBN-10:1509563393UPC:9781509563395Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Media Studies, Popular CultureSize:7.53 x 5.10 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.3307Product ID:SCG7QGYCA4
Post-Comedy
Not so long ago, comedy and laughter were a shared experience of relief, as Freud famously argued. At their best, ribbing, roasting, piss-taking and insulting were the foundation of a kind of universal culture from which friendship, camaraderie and solidarity could emerge.
Now, comedy is characterized by edgy humour and misplaced jokes that provoke personal and social anxiety, causing divisive...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Polity PressISBN-13:9781509563395ISBN-10:1509563393UPC:9781509563395Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Media Studies, Popular CultureSize:7.53 x 5.10 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.3307Product ID:SCG7QGYCA4
Alfie Bown is Lecturer in Digital Media Culture and Technology at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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