UID:
edoccha_9959649144502883
Format:
1 online resource (139 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9783839428580
,
3839428580
,
9783837628586
,
3837628582
Series Statement:
History in Popular Cultures
Content:
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.
Note:
Introduction /
,
Napoleon and the 1812 Patriotic War in Russian Humour /
,
Alfred and Friedrich Alfred Krupp as the Butt of Jokes? /
,
Letting Loose the Doggerel of War /
,
Poignant Past. How Interwar Satirical Magazines in Germany, France and Spain Used History to Criticise Their Times /
,
More than Resistance: Political Humour Under Stalin in the 1930s /
,
Then We Will Fight in the Shade /
Language:
English
URL:
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