Beyond a Joke

The Limits of Humour
2005. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4039-3942-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Humour is pervasive in contemporary culture, and is generally celebrated as a public good. Yet there are times when it is felt to produce intolerance, misunderstanding or even hatred. This book brings together, for the first time, contributions that consider the ethics as well as the aesthetics of humour. The book focuses on the abuses and limits of humour, some of which excite considerable social tension and controversy. Beyond a Joke is an exciting intervention, full of challenging questions and issues.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lockyer, S.

Pickering, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Humour and Comedy; S.Lockyer & M.Pickering Comic Racism and Violence; M.Billig Race and Ethnicity in Popular Humour; D.Howitt & K.Owusu-Bempah Humour and the Conduct of Politics; J.Morreall Parody and Decorum: Permission to Mock; J.Palmer Breaking the Mould: Conversations with Omid Djalili and Shazia Mirza; S.Lockyer & M.Pickering Merry Hell: Humour Competence and Social Incompetence; K.Willis Privacy, Embarrassment and Social Power: British Sitcom; F.Gray Comedies of Sexual Morality and Female Singlehood; D.Chambers The Ambiguities of Comic Impersonation; M.Pickering & S.Lockyer Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

MICHAEL BILLIG Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
DEBORAH CHAMBERS Reader in the Sociology of Culture and Communication, Nottingham Trent University, UK
FRANCES GRAY Senior Lecturer in Drama, Sheffield University, UK
DENNIS HOWITT Reader in Applied Psychology, Loughborough University, UK
JOHN MORREALL Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA and President of Humorworks Seminars (www.humorworks.com)
KWAME OWUSU-BEMPAH Reader in Psychology, Leicester University, School of Social Work, UK
JERRY PALMER Professor of Communications, London Metropolitan University and Visiting Professor in the Sociology Department, City University, UK
KEN WILLIS English teacher currently working in Liverpool, UK