• ISBN13: 9780748643073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Music, Theatre & Films
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: April 22, 2013
• Pages: 192
• Original Price: GBP 90.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 318 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Film / Reference

This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. This is a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture. The important innovators of American film comedy and the role of visual technology within cultural politic are discussed, as well as theorists such as Freud, Baudrillard, and Derrida. Key features* Close analysis of two films to illustrate key points in each chapter* Relevant both to film and cultural studies* Chronological treatment

Ryan Bishop is Professor of Global Art and Politics at Winchester School of Art and Co-Director of the Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art Design & Media at the University of Southampton. He co-edits Cultural Politics (Duke UP) with John Armitage and Doug Kellner, and he edits the book series Theory Now for Polity Press. His research areas include critical theory, art, media, literary studies, technology, urbanism and militarisation of daily life.