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Mar 17, 2022 · A world awash in hilarity has rendered the traditional philosophical question of whether laughter should play a role in politics obsolete. Faced with the laughter generated by late-night comedians, Twitter trolls, and reality TV presidents, we must instead trace how laughter operates politically.
From The Elements of Law to De Homine, Hobbes’s theory of laughter is gradually depoliticised. This depoliticisation occurs by way of (a) Hobbes’s sidelining of the concepts of glory and power in favour of joy and seemliness, and (b) his elimination of ambiguity about laughter’s status as a passion.
Writing in the period between Trump’s election and inauguration, Nussbaum reassesses her long-held belief that laughter exposes and defeats reactionary political figures: ‘I had the impression that jokes, like Woody Guthrie’s guitar, were a machine that killed fascists’ ( Nussbaum 2017: 1 ).
Jul 25, 2018 · While not dismissing these insights, this article argues that a more productive turn to political humour can be figured if one does not hope to find in it a possible trigger of social change, or even of a change in attitudes.
Jun 5, 2024 · The rise of political satire on late-night television has profoundly impacted how we think about politics and engage with the political process. These shows have become an essential part of the media landscape by using humor to tackle serious issues and hold politicians accountable.
Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. It was probably written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career.
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Feb 15, 2023 · The popular politics of satire – and the comic ‘scandal’ of the non-serious treatment of political issues in satire – are thus orientated against a broader politics of humour in a manner that works to contain and mitigate the wider promises of cultural politics.
