The Politics of Humour: Laughter, Inclusion, and Exclusion in the Twentieth Century By Martina Kessel and Patrick Merziger (eds.)
2012 | 234 Pages | ISBN: 1442642920 | PDF | 3 MB
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.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.

Famous Last Words: Confessions, Humour and Bravery of the Departing by Chris Wood
2021 | ISBN: 152677089X | English | 216 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
Nothing focuses the mind more starkly than impending death. Its inevitable spectre greets us all; from princes to paupers and nobility to the needy. Prepare to mount the scaffold and share in the final utterings of the condemned; join the stricken in their death beds and witness unburdened tongues wag their closing, and often remarkable confessions as deeply entrenched secrets are finally unshackled in the wake of imminent death.

The Outsider, Art and Humour (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies) by Paul Clements
2020 | ISBN: 0367468220 | English | 226 pages | PDF | 17 MB
This cross-disciplinary book, situated on the periphery of culture, employs humour to better comprehend the arts, the outsider and exclusion, illuminating the ever-changing social landscape, the vagaries of taste and limits of political correctness.

Humour, Seriously Why Humour Is A Superpower At Work And In Life by Jennifer Aaker | 12.3 MB
English | N/A Pages

Title: Humour, Seriously
Author: Jennifer Aaker, Naomi Bagdonas
Year: 2015