Irony in the age of empire [[electronic resource] ] : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom / / Cynthia Willett |
Autore | Willett Cynthia <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 809/.917 |
Collana | American philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Comedy - Political aspects - United States
Comedy - Social aspects - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-26320-X
0-253-00313-X 9786612263200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454893403321 |
Willett Cynthia <1956-> | ||
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Irony in the age of empire [[electronic resource] ] : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom / / Cynthia Willett |
Autore | Willett Cynthia <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 809/.917 |
Collana | American philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Comedy - Political aspects - United States
Comedy - Social aspects - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-26320-X
0-253-00313-X 9786612263200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778323403321 |
Willett Cynthia <1956-> | ||
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Irony in the age of empire : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom / / Cynthia Willett |
Autore | Willett Cynthia <1956-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 809/.917 |
Collana | American philosophy |
Soggetto topico |
Comedy - Political aspects - United States
Comedy - Social aspects - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-26320-X
0-253-00313-X 9786612263200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825864203321 |
Willett Cynthia <1956-> | ||
Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Uproarious [[electronic resource] ] : How Feminists and Other Subversive Comics Speak Truth / / Cynthia Willett and Julie Willett |
Autore | Willett Cynthia <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.481 |
Soggetto topico | Wit and humor - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4529-6221-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Revamping the Four Major Theories on Humor -- Fumerism: Feminist Anger and Joy from Roseanne Barr to Margaret Cho and Wanda Sykes -- Fighting Back against Islamophobia and Post-9/11 Nationalism: Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid, Hari Kondabolu, and Others -- Can the Animal Subaltern Laugh? Mocking Alpha Males with Georgia and Koko -- A Catharsis of Shame: The Belly Laugh and SlutWalk -- Breaking Down Bars of Separation: Radical Empathy and a Prison Roast with Jeff Ross -- Conclusion. Humor Can't Wait: In the Tragic with Tig Notaro and Hannah Gadsby. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910389552603321 |
Willett Cynthia <1956-> | ||
Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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