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Irony as Ideological Manipulation by Rykalski is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the concept of irony and how it relates to ideology and the ruling culture. It argues that irony cannot truly work as a form of critique or resistance because cynical distance and irony have been incorporated by the ruling ideology. Any use of irony against the ruling culture will not challenge it, as cynical reason has already accounted for irony. Therefore, irony directly supports the status quo and repressive state apparatus by signaling its impending use of extra-ideological viole
- Author
- Rykalski
- Language
- EN