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Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film
Ryan Bishop
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Description for Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film
Paperback. Analyses the growth of the American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
This book analyses the growth of the American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. This is a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture. Grounded in the theoretical writing of Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Friedrich Kittler and Jacques Derrida, Ryan Bishop brings a new perspective to comedy in film suggesting that it is central to staging cultural criticism. He discusses themes such as repetition, automation, material systems of information ... Read more
This book analyses the growth of the American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. This is a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture. Grounded in the theoretical writing of Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Friedrich Kittler and Jacques Derrida, Ryan Bishop brings a new perspective to comedy in film suggesting that it is central to staging cultural criticism. He discusses themes such as repetition, automation, material systems of information ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748698042
SKU
V9780748698042
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About Ryan Bishop
Ryan Bishop is Professor of Global Art and Politics at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.
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