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Laughter and Ridicule

Towards a Social Critique of Humour

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SAGE Publications Ltd


Paru le : 2005-07-19



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`From 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 - as central to social life. Billig argues that all cultures use ridicule as a disciplinary means to uphold norms of conduct and conventions of meaning.

Historically, theories of humour reflect wider visions of politics, morality and aesthetics. For example, Bergson argued that humour contains an element of cruelty while Freud suggested that we deceive ourselves about the true nature of our laughter. Billig discusses these and other theories, while using the topic of humour to throw light on the perennial social problems of regulation, control and emancipation.
Pages
272 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2005-07-19
Marque
SAGE Publications Ltd
EAN papier
9781412911436
EAN PDF
9781847877949
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Nombre pages copiables
13
Nombre pages imprimables
13
Taille du fichier
1382 Ko
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58,57 €
EAN EPUB
9781446230992
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
13
Nombre pages imprimables
13
Taille du fichier
645 Ko
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