Description: Nervous Laughter : Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology, Hardcover by Hamamoto, Darrell Y., ISBN 0275928616, ISBN-13 9780275928612, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Nervous Laughter examines 40 years of situation comedy, decade by decade, providing the first truly panoramic view of TV's most popular dramatic form. Within this context, Hamamoto traces what he describes as the dominant liberal democratic ideology implicit within situation comedy and explains its enduring popularity. "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, illuminating the power of laughter both to reaffirm and to question existing social structures. . . . Hamamoto offers a well-researched and refreshingly lucid study, immensely readable for its astute scholarship. Indispensable for students and scholars of television, popular culture, and comedy." Choice
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Book Title: Nervous Laughter : Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democr
Number of Pages: 189 Pages
Publication Name: Nervous Laughter : Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Subject: Political Process / Media & Internet, Television / History & Criticism, Television / General, Popular Culture
Publication Year: 1989
Item Height: 0.6 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Performing Arts, Social Science
Author: Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Media and Society Ser.
Format: Hardcover
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