{"product_id":"the-time-of-laughter-david-humphrey-9780472056187","title":"The Time of Laughter: Comedy and the Media Cultures of Japan Volume 101","description":"From broadcast to social media, comedy plays a prominent role in Japan's cultural landscape and political landscape. \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Laughter \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how comedy grew out of the early days of television to become a central force in shaping Japanese media over the past half-century. Comedy and its impact, David Humphrey argues, established a \"time of laughter\" in the media of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in Japan. Through masterful interrogation of Japanese televisual archives and media discourse, Humphrey demonstrates that the unique temporality of laughter has had a profound role in the cultural atmosphere of Japan's recent past. Laughter both complemented and absorbed the profound tensions and contradictions that emerged in Japanese television. Joyous and cacophonous, reaffirming and subverting, laughter simultaneously alienated and unified viewers. Through its exploration of the influence of comedy and the culture of laughter, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Laughter \u003c\/i\u003epresents a vibrant new take on Japan's recent media history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472056182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472056187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.98w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"David Humphrey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227721593087,"sku":"9780472056187","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff1e1fdf-7b53-4ea5-8555-d349ce2b5765.jpg?v=1692810230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-time-of-laughter-david-humphrey-9780472056187","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}