{"product_id":"9783319845296","title":"Palgrave Studies in Comedy: The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Studies in Comedy: The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHolm, Nicholas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book argues that recent developments in contemporary comedy have changed not just the way we laugh but the way we understand the world. Drawing on a range of contemporary televisual, cinematic and digital examples, from \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVeep \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChappelle’s Show\u003c\/i\u003e, Holm explores how humour has become a central site of cultural politics in the twenty-first century. More than just a form of entertainment, humour has come to play a central role in the contemporary media environment, shaping how we understand ideas of freedom, empathy, social boundaries and even logic. Through an analysis of humour as a political and aesthetic category, \u003ci\u003eHumour as Politics \u003c\/i\u003echallenges older models of laughter as a form of dissent and instead argues for a new theory of humour as the cultural expression of our (neo)liberal moment. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-08-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319845296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-50950-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 223\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418158227596,"sku":"9783319845296","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319845296.jpg?v=1777997850","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319845296","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}