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Irony in the age of empire [electronic resource] : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom / Cynthia Willett.

By: Willett, Cynthia, 1956-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: American philosophy.Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008Description: ix, 171 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Comedy -- Political aspects -- United States | Comedy -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 809/.917 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.