The social faces of humour : practices and issues

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The social faces of humour : practices and issues

edited by George E.C. Paton, Chris Powell, Stephen Wagg

(Popular cultural studies / Justin O'Cornor and Derek Wynne, series editors ; Maggy Taylor, series sub-editor, 11)

, Ashgate Pub, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Examining different types of humour, this book includes chapters on what is considered politically correct in comedy, English verbal humour, "mother-in-law" jokes, jokes about disasters, and the postmodern comedy of "Wayne's World".

目次

  • The politics of laughter, puritanical and politically correct? a historical account of changes in the censorship of comedy by the BBC
  • the status of verbal humour in British society - contextual aspects of English humour
  • "Down with Skool!" - the perspective of youth in contemporary western humour
  • humour at work and the work of humour
  • laughing on the other side of your PACE? an analysis of cartoons appearing in "Police Review" 1979-1993
  • mixed feelings - ambience, sexuality, and cartoon humour
  • "It's only a joke" - the role of humour in mother-in-law relationships
  • the sick disaster joke as carnivalesque postmodern narrative impulse
  • laughter in its place
  • laughter, footing and the tolerantial self
  • stepping into "Wayne's World" - exploring postmodern comedy
  • everything else is propaganda - the politics of alternative comedy.

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