Tragedy Plus Time : National Trauma and Television Comedy

Following the most solemn moments in recent American history, comedians have tested the limits of how soon is “too soon” to joke about tragedy. Comics confront the horrifying events and shocking moments that capture national attention and probe the acceptable, or “sayable,” boundaries of expression...
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Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Scepanski, Philip [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Austin: University of Texas Press ; 2022

©2021

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Schlagwörter:

American wit and humor, Social aspects

Americans, Psychology

Disasters, Humor, Social aspects, United States

Disasters--Humor--Social aspects--United States

Psychic trauma, Humor, Social aspects, United States

Psychic trauma--Humor--Social aspects--United States

Television comedies, Social aspects, United States

Television comedies--Social aspects--United States

PERFORMING ARTS / General

Umfang:

1 Online-Ressource (280 p.)

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ISBN:

978-1-4773-2255-0

DOI / URN:

10.7560/322543

Katalog-ID:

1813285136

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