Overview

If politics is a serious matter and humour a funny one, this volume investigates how and why the boundaries between the two are blurred: politics can be represented in a humorous manner and humour can have a serious intent. Political humour conveys criticism against the political status quo and/or recycles and reinforces dominant views on politics. The data analysed comes from European states with different sociopolitical histories and traditions and the methodologies adopted originate in different fields (discourse analysis, folklore and cultural studies, media studies, sociolinguistics, sociology, theatre semiotics). The first part of the volume is dedicated to politicians’ humour as a means of public positioning, deliberation, and eventually attack against political adversaries, while the second one involves political satire as realised in different genres: animation, impersonation, and cartoons. Last but not least, the third part shows how political humour can be manipulated in public debates or become an integral part of postmodern art.

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Author:   Villy Tsakona (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece) ,  Diana Elena Popa (Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   46
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9789027206374

ISBN 10:   9027206376
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   15 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. List of tables and figures; 3. Chapter 1. Humour in politics and the politics of humour: An introduction (by Tsakona, Villy); 4. Part I. Humour by politicians; 5. Chapter 2. Fun in the German parliament? (by Muller, Ralph); 6. Chapter 3. Informal talk in formal settings: Humorous narratives in Greek parliamentary debates (by Archakis, Argiris); 7. Chapter 4. Stop caressing the ears of the hooded : Political humour in times of conflict (by Georgalidou, Marianthi); 8. Chapter 5. Entertaining and enraging: The functions of verbal violence in broadcast political debates (by Dynel, Marta); 9. Part II. Political humour in the media; 10. Chapter 6. Political satire dies last: A study on democracy, opinion formation, and political satire (by Popa, Diana Elena); 11. Chapter 7. Being Berlusconi: Sabina Guzzanti's impersonation of the Italian Prime Minister between stage and screen (by Watters, Clare); 12. Chapter 8. Mocking Fascism: Popular culture and political satire as counter-hegemony (by Mascha, Efharis); 13. Part III. Public debates and political humour; 14. Chapter 9. Politics of taste in a post-Socialist state: A case study (by Laineste, Liisi); 15. Chapter 10. Humour and... Stalin in a National Theatre of Greece postmodern production: Stalin: A Discussion about Greek Theatre (by Manteli, Vicky); 16. Chapter 11. Postscript: A final (?) note on political humour (by Popa, Diana Elena); 17. Contributors; 18. Name index; 19. Subject index

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