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Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology New edition
Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology New edition
Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Critically analyzing four decades of television situation comedies from The Honeymooners to The Bill Cosby Show, Hamamoto shows how the sitcom reflects, explains, legitimates, and challenges the society in which it is grounded, illumining the power of laughter both to reaffirm and to question existing social structures.
224 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 30, 1991 |
ISBN13 | 9780275940508 |
Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 154 × 229 × 14 mm · 294 g |
Language | English |
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