Laughter as Politics: Critical Theory in an Age of Hilarity

by Patrick Giamario

Laughter As Politics offers a novel account of laughter's role in contemporary political life. A world awash in hilarity has rendered the traditional philosophical question of whether laughter should play a role in politics obsolete. Faced with the laughter generated by late-night comedians, Twitter trolls, and reality TV presidents, we must instead trace how laughter operates politically. Only an account of gelopolitics - that is, of the concrete...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474491545
• ISBN13: 9781474491549
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"