Laughter and ridicule: towards a social critique of humour
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1. Verfasser: Billig, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Sage 2005
Schriftenreihe:Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
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Cover; Prelims; Contents; Introduction; 2 A Critique of Positive Humour; Part I -- Historical Aspects; 3 Superiority Theories; 4 Incongruity Theories and Gentlemanly Laughter; 5 Victorian Relief Theory; 6 Bergson and the Function of Humour; 7 Freud and the Hidden Secrets of Jokes; Part II -- II Theoretical Aspects; 8 Laughter and Unlaughter; 9 Embarrassment, Humour and the Social Order; 10 Final Remarks; References; Name Index; Subject Index
F̀rom Thomas Hobbes' fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tour of the strange world of humour. Both a significant work of scholarship and a novel contribution to the understanding of the humourous, this is a seriously engaging book' - David Inglis, University of Aberdeen. This delightful book tackles the prevailing assumption that laughter and humour are inherently good. In developing a critique of humour the author proposes a social theory that places humour - in the form of ridicule
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ISBN:1412902509
184787794X
9781412902502
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