Laughter and Ridicule : Towards a Social Critique of Humour.

By: Billig, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Published in association with Theory, Culture & SocietyPublisher: London : SAGE Publications, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (240 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781847877949Subject(s): LaughterGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Laughter and Ridicule : Towards a Social Critique of HumourDDC classification: 152.43 LOC classification: 2004099514Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Critique of Positive Humour -- Part I Historical Aspects -- 3 Superiority Theories: Hobbes and Other Misogelasts -- 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 Theoretical Aspects -- 8 Laughter and Unlaughter -- 9 Embarrassment, Humour and the Social Order -- 10 Final Remarks -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
Summary: This delightful, thought-provoking book tackles head-on the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves. The author proposes a social theory that places humour central to social life. Billig argues that all cultures use ridicule as a disciplinary means to uphold norms of conduct and conventions of meaning.
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Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Critique of Positive Humour -- Part I Historical Aspects -- 3 Superiority Theories: Hobbes and Other Misogelasts -- 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 Theoretical Aspects -- 8 Laughter and Unlaughter -- 9 Embarrassment, Humour and the Social Order -- 10 Final Remarks -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

This delightful, thought-provoking book tackles head-on the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves. The author proposes a social theory that places humour central to social life. Billig argues that all cultures use ridicule as a disciplinary means to uphold norms of conduct and conventions of meaning.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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