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Comedy Against Work : Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times / Madeline Lane-McKinley.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Lane-McKinley, Madeline, author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Tom Monahan Memorial Fund.
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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