The Politics of Humour: Laughter, Inclusion, and Exclusion in the Twentieth Century (German and European Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442642920 ISBN 13: 9781442642928

Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

The period between the First World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is often characterized as the age of extremes-while this era witnessed unprecedented violence and loss of human life, it also saw a surge in humorous entertainment in both democratic and authoritarian societies. The Politics of Humour examines how works such as satirical magazines and comedy films were used both to reaffirm group identity and to exclude those who did not belong.
The essays in this collection analyse the political and social context of comedy in Europe and the United States, exploring topics ranging from the shifting targets of ethnic jokes to the incorporation of humour into wartime broadcasting and the uses of satire as a means of resistance. Comedy continues to define the nature of group membership today, and The Politics of Humour offers an intriguing look at how entertainment helped everyday people make sense of the turmoil of the twentieth century.

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Martina Kessel is a professor in the Faculty of History, Philosophy, and Theology at the University of Bielefeld. Patrick Merziger is a research associate in the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the Free University of Berlin.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1442642920
• ISBN 13: 9781442642928
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Herausgeber: Kessel Martina, Merziger Patrick
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