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British comedy, global resistance : Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker and Stewart Lee

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Brassett, James (2016) British comedy, global resistance : Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker and Stewart Lee. European Journal of International Relations, 22 (1). pp. 168-191. doi:10.1177/1354066115586816

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Abstract

The article provides a critical analysis of the possibilities and limits of comedy as a form of political resistance. Taking a cue from recent critiques of mainstream satire — that it profits from a cynical and easy criticism of political leaders — the article questions how comedy animates wider debates about political resistance in International Political Economy. The case is made for developing an everyday and cultural International Political Economy that treats resistance in performative terms, asking: what does it do? What possibilities and limits does it constitute? This approach is then read through a historical narrative of British comedy as a vernacular form of resistance that can (but does not necessarily) negotiate and contest hierarchies and exclusions in ‘particular’ and ‘particularly’ imaginative terms. In this vein, the work of Brand, Brooker and Lee is engaged as an important and challenging set of resistances to dominant forms of market subjectivity. Such comedy highlights the importance and ambiguity of affect, self-critique and ‘meaning’ in the politics of contemporary global markets.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Government, Resistance to, Comedy -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of International Relations
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 1354-0661
Official Date: 1 March 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
1 March 2016Published
8 June 2015Available
10 March 2015Accepted
Volume: 22
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 168-191
DOI: 10.1177/1354066115586816
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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