{"product_id":"the-outsider-art-and-humour-paul-clements-9780367468224","title":"The Outsider, Art and Humour","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis cross-disciplinary book, situated on the periphery of culture, employs humour to better comprehend the arts, the outsider and exclusion, illuminating the ever-changing social landscape, the vagaries of taste and limits of political correctness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter deals with specific themes and approaches - from the construct of outsider and complexity of humour, to Outsider Art and spaces - using various theoretical and analytical methods. Paul Clements draws on humour, especially from visual arts and culture (and to a lesser extent literature, film, music and performance), as a tool of ridicule, amongst other discourses, employed by the powerful but also as a weapon to satirize them. These ambiguous representations vary depending on context, often assimilated then reinterpreted in a game of authenticity that is poignant in a world of facsimile and 'fake news'. The humour styles of a range of artists are highlighted to reveal the fluidity and diversity of meaning which challenges expectations and at its best offers resistance and, crucially, a voice for the marginal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of particular interest to scholars in art history, cultural studies, fine art, humour studies and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Clements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367468220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367468224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Paul Clements","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112884121855,"sku":"9780367468224","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99b8173d-4c79-4173-9efe-b9ab12acf49d.jpg?v=1769611592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-outsider-art-and-humour-paul-clements-9780367468224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}