Humour can be used as a »weapon« or as a means of coping with problematic historical events, especially in times of war and crisis. The book presents examples from different cultures (Russia, Europe, USA), from different historical epochs (from the Napoleonic era up to the current time) and from different medias (caricature, journalism, film).By looking at the individual cases it becomes possible to recognize some general structural patterns and to gain a deeper insight into the »functioning« of humour and laughter.
Schlagworte
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2014
Copyrightjahr
2014
ISBN-Print
978-3-8376-2858-6
ISBN-Online
978-3-8394-2858-0
Verlag
transcript, Bielefeld
Reihe
Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen/History in Popular Cultures
Poignant Past. How Interwar Satirical Magazines in Germany, France and Spain Used History to Criticise Their TimesSeiten 79 - 102 Louisa Reichstetter Download Kapitel (PDF)
More than Resistance: Political Humour Under Stalin in the 1930sSeiten 103 - 118 Jonathan Waterlow Download Kapitel (PDF)
