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Routledge Comedy and Distinction: Cultural Currency of Humour - Routledge

Name: Comedy and Distinction: Cultural Currency of Humour - Routledge
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This Routledge book, shortlisted for the 2015 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize, examines comedy's explosive growth within British culture industries. Rather than analysing comedians' techniques or intentions, the work addresses a fundamental question: funny to whom? Comedy has evolved into a booming billion-pound industry across television and live performance, yet academic scholarship has largely ignored it or focused narrowly on artistic analysis. This book moves beyond traditional approaches to explore how humour functions as cultural currency and what defines a 'good' sense of humour. Published by Routledge, this scholarly work offers fresh perspectives on comedy's role in contemporary British society and culture industries.

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Shortlisted for the 2015 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize, recognising significant contribution to sociology scholarship.

Addresses comedy's unprecedented growth in British culture industries, including the billion-pound television and live performance sectors.

Moves beyond analysing comedians' techniques to explore who finds comedy funny and why.

Published by Routledge, a leading academic publisher specialising in arts, humanities and social sciences.

Examines humour as cultural currency and the social meaning of a 'good' sense of humour in contemporary Britain.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415855039
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 April 2014
Listed Since: 21 September 2013

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