Laughter and ridicule : towards a social critique of humour
Michael Billig
F̀rom 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.�
साल:
2005
प्रकाशन:
Sage
भाषा:
english
पृष्ठ:
264
ISBN 10:
184787794X
ISBN 13:
9781847877949
श्रृंखला:
Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
फ़ाइल:
PDF, 1.17 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2005