Comedy and Critical Thought: Laughter as Resistance

by Iain MacKenzie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786604078
• ISBN13: 9781786604071
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary