Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times
by
James Brassett, Marc-Olivier Castagner, Seçil Dagtas
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
This edited volume brings together scholars of comedy to assess how political comedy encounters neoliberal themes in contemporary media. Central to this task is the notion of genre; under neoliberal conditions (where market logics motivate most actions) genre becomes “mixed.” Once stable, discreet...