Fleabag’s Pedagogy of the Gimmick

As a work of art, the show Fleabag prompts differing kinds of judgements by critics. But as a project that reflects life in capitalist society, its gimmickry models the existentially fraught dynamics of despair. Informed by Sianne Ngai’s Theory of the Gimmick, this article explores three sets of gim...

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Main Author: Jaarsma Ada S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-12-01
Series:Open Philosophy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0156