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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
Hardback. Analyses the growth of 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. It offers a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
This title analysis the growth of 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. The important innovators of American film comedy and the role of visual technology within cultural politic are discussed, as well as theorists such as Freud, Baudrillard, and Derrida. You can close analysis of two films to illustrate key points in each chapter. It is relevant both ... Read more
This title analysis the growth of 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. The important innovators of American film comedy and the role of visual technology within cultural politic are discussed, as well as theorists such as Freud, Baudrillard, and Derrida. You can close analysis of two films to illustrate key points in each chapter. It is relevant both ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748643073
SKU
V9780748643073
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About Ryan Bishop
Ryan Bishop is Professor of Global Arts and Politics at Winchester School of Art, and co-director of the Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art and Design Media, University of Southampton.
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