Cargando…

Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film /

This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. This is a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture.Grounded in the theoretical writing of Jean Baudrillard, Paul Viri...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bishop, Ryan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. This is a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture.Grounded in the theoretical writing of Jean Baudrillard, Paul Virilio, Friedrich Kittler and Jacques Derrida, Bishop brings a new perspective to comedy in film suggesting that it is central to staging cultural criticism. He discusses themes such as repetition, automation, material systems of information media, the level of address in a communicative act, and the shifting role of the image.Key features Close analysis of two films to illustrate key points in each chapterRelevant both to film and cultural studiesChronological treatment
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 p.)
ISBN:9780748677801
9783110780468
Acceso:restricted access