Humour as Politics

1. Introduction: Living in Comic Times.- 2. Dissent in Jest: Humour in the Liberal Moment.- 3. Telling Jokes to Power: The (A)Political Work of Humour.- 4. Humour without Anaesthetic: The Discomfort of Reality Comedy.- 5. Humour without Pity: The Scandal of Provocative Humour.- 6. Humour without Reason: The Nonsense of Absurd Humour.- 7. All That is Solid Collapses into Giggles: Examining the Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Humour.- 8. Conclusion: The Last Laugh.

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• Filosofia: estética
• Filme: estilos e gêneros
• Teoria e crítica de filmes
• Estudos cultirais
• Política e governo
• TV Filme, e rádio
• Cultura popular
• Artes cênicas: comédia

Comedy;Laughter;Satire;Aesthetics;Cultural Politics;Awkward;Absurd;Liberalism;The Daily Show;Veep;The Onion;The Thick of It;Seinfeld;Friends;The Office;Jackass;Borat;The Simpsons;South Park;Family Guy