Stand-up comedy as a hallmark of western culture
The article examines stand-up comedy in view of the symptoms of Western culture that constitute the environment in which this artistic expression has matured. These systems of Western culture include: 1) the world of spectacles, 2) the dialectic and current domination of comedy over tragedy in Weste...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Aesthetics & Culture |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20004214.2020.1788753 |