02183nam 2200601 a 450 991077832340332120230207230502.01-282-26320-X0-253-00313-X9786612263200(CKB)1000000000788849(OCoLC)632764444(CaPaEBR)ebrary10326339(SSID)ssj0000183834(PQKBManifestationID)11165915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183834(PQKBWorkID)10196330(PQKB)11030120(MiAaPQ)EBC455809(MdBmJHUP)muse16943(Au-PeEL)EBL455809(CaPaEBR)ebr10326339(CaONFJC)MIL226320(EXLCZ)99100000000078884920071129d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIrony in the age of empire[electronic resource] comic perspectives on democracy and freedom /Cynthia WillettBloomington Indiana University Pressc20081 online resource (183 p.) American philosophyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-35166-9 0-253-21994-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-166) and index.Laughter against hubris : a preemptive strike -- Laughing to keep from crying : Cornel West, pragmatism, and progressive comedy -- Authenticity in an age of satire : Ellison, Sartre, Bergson, and Spike Lee's Bamboozled -- Engage the enemy : Cavell, comedies of remarriage, and the politics of friendship -- Three concepts of freedom.American philosophy.ComedyPolitical aspectsUnited StatesComedySocial aspectsUnited StatesComedyPolitical aspectsComedySocial aspects809/.917Willett Cynthia1956-1106281MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778323403321Irony in the age of empire3854342UNINA