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Comedy Against Work : Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times / Madeline Lane-McKinley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lane-McKinley, Madeline, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work--Humor.
- Work.
- Comic, The.
- Comedy--Philosophy.
- Comedy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY : Common Notions, [2022]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Work Is a Joke
- Part One: Comedy and the World of Work
- Chapter 1. Watching Work on TV
- Chapter 2. The Stand-Up Artist in the Age of Gigification
- Part Two: Gender at Work: Comedy, Work Ethics, and Antiwork Ethics
- Chapter 3. Comediennes
- Chapter 4. The Trouble With "Authenticity"
- Chapter 5. On Jokesterism
- Chapter 6. Ode to Killjoys
- Part Three: Comedy and Care Crisis
- Chapter 7. Comedy Under Lockdown
- Chapter 8. Quieting the World of Work
- Chapter 9. Care, Laughter, and the Constraints of Capitalist Life
- Conclusion: Antiwork Comedy as Utopian Method
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- About Common Notions
- Become a Monthly Sustainer
- More from Common Notions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 28, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Monahan Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lane-McKinley, Madeline Comedy Against Work
- ISBN:
- 1942173903
- 9781942173908
- Publisher Number:
- 99992369850
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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