The politics of humour laughter, inclusion, and exclusion in the twentieth century /
The politics of humour laughter, inclusion, and exclusion in the twentieth century /
edited by Martina Kessel and Patrick Merziger.
- Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2012. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2012).
- 1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations, digital file.
- German and European studies .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. Landscapes of Humour: The History and Politics of the Comical in the Twentieth Century / 1 When Are Jewish Jokes No Longer Funny? Ethnic Humour in Imperial and Republican Berlin / 2 Creole Cartoons / 3 Talking War, Debating Unity: Order, Conflict, and Exclusion in 'German Humour' in the First World War / 4 Producing a Cheerful Public: Light Radio Entertainment during National Socialism / 5 Humour in the Volksgemeinschaft : The Disappearance of Destructive Satire in National Socialist Germany / 6 Laughing to Keep from Dying: Jewish Self-Hatred and The Larry Sanders Show / 7 Ethnic Humour and Ethnic Politics in the Netherlands: The Rules and Attraction of Clandestine Humour / 8 'The Tongues of Mocking Wenches': Humour and Gender in Late Twentieth-Century British Fiction / Martina Kessel -- Peter Jelavich -- Mark Winokur -- Martina Kessel -- Monika Pater -- Patrick Merziger -- Vincent Brook -- Giselinde Kuipers -- Eileen Gillooly.
9781442695122
European wit and humor--History and criticism.
American wit and humor--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
PN6149 / .P655 2012
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. Landscapes of Humour: The History and Politics of the Comical in the Twentieth Century / 1 When Are Jewish Jokes No Longer Funny? Ethnic Humour in Imperial and Republican Berlin / 2 Creole Cartoons / 3 Talking War, Debating Unity: Order, Conflict, and Exclusion in 'German Humour' in the First World War / 4 Producing a Cheerful Public: Light Radio Entertainment during National Socialism / 5 Humour in the Volksgemeinschaft : The Disappearance of Destructive Satire in National Socialist Germany / 6 Laughing to Keep from Dying: Jewish Self-Hatred and The Larry Sanders Show / 7 Ethnic Humour and Ethnic Politics in the Netherlands: The Rules and Attraction of Clandestine Humour / 8 'The Tongues of Mocking Wenches': Humour and Gender in Late Twentieth-Century British Fiction / Martina Kessel -- Peter Jelavich -- Mark Winokur -- Martina Kessel -- Monika Pater -- Patrick Merziger -- Vincent Brook -- Giselinde Kuipers -- Eileen Gillooly.
9781442695122
European wit and humor--History and criticism.
American wit and humor--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
PN6149 / .P655 2012