Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times

Work is a joke. Laughing at it is political.Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is "reason gone mad." For...
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Author: Madeline Lane-McKinley
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Language: English
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Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times by Lane-McKinley, Madeline

Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times

$41.13

Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times

$41.13
Author: Madeline Lane-McKinley
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Work is a joke. Laughing at it is political.Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is "reason gone mad." For Walter Benjamin, laughter was "the most revolutionary emotion." In a moment when great numbers of people are reevaluating their commitment to the hellscape we call "work," what does it mean to take comedy seriously--and to turn it against work?Both philosophically brilliant and deeply personal, Comedy Against Work demonstrates how laughing about work can puncture the pretensions of tyrannical bosses while uniting us around a commitment to radically new ways of making the world together. At the same time, Lane-McKinley exposes a war at the heart of contemporary comedy between those who see comedy as a weapon for punching down and those whose laughter points to social transformation. From stand-up to sitcoms, podcasts to late night, comedy reveals our longing to subvert power, escape the prison of work, and envision the joys of a liberated world.


Author: Madeline Lane-McKinley
Publisher: Common Notions
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781942173700

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