Horsing Around: Carnivalesque Humor and the Aesthetics of Dehierarchization in Mister Ed
This essay discusses the aesthetics of dehierachization in one of the pioneering sitcoms in American television—the CBS-produced Mister Ed (1961–1966). Drawing on the concepts of “the animal subaltern” (Willett), “bestial ambivalence” (Wells), and “liminal animal denizenship” (Donaldson and Kymlicka...
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Main Author: | Stefan L. Brandt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2018-06-01
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/12474 |
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