Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour

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Authors

Michael Billig · Loughborough University

Abstract

Introduction A Critique of Positive Humour PART ONE: HISTORICAL ASPECTS Superiority Theories Hobbes and other Misogelasts Incongruity Theories and Gentlemanly Laughter Victorian Relief Theory Bergson and the Function of Humour Freud and the Hidden Secrets of Jokes PART TWO: THEORETICAL ASPECTS Laughter and Unlaughter Embarrassment, Humour and the Social Order Final Remarks

Topics & Keywords

Humor Studies and Applications Marxism and Critical Theory Theatre and Performance Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

DOI: 10.4135/9781446211779

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