Irony in the age of empire comic perspectives on democracy and freedom /

Main Author: Willett, Cynthia, 1956-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
Series:American philosophy
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10326339
Table of 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.