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. Ed(S): Lockyer, Sharon; Pickering, Michael - Beyond a Joke - 9781403939425 - V9781403939425
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Beyond a Joke

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Description for Beyond a Joke Hardback. Editor(s): Lockyer, Sharon; Pickering, Michael. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFSL; WH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Humour is pervasive in contemporary culture, and is generally celebrated as a public good. Yet there are times when it is felt to produce intolerance, misunderstanding or even hatred. This book brings together, for the first time, contributions that consider the ethics as well as the aesthetics of humour. The book focuses on the abuses and limits of humour, some of which excite considerable social tension and controversy. Beyond a Joke is an exciting intervention, full of challenging questions and issues.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403939425
SKU
V9781403939425
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15

About . Ed(S): Lockyer, Sharon; Pickering, Michael
MICHAEL BILLIG Professor of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK DEBORAH CHAMBERS Reader in the Sociology of Culture and Communication, Nottingham Trent University, UK FRANCES GRAY Senior Lecturer in Drama, Sheffield University, UK DENNIS HOWITT Reader in Applied Psychology, Loughborough University, UK JOHN MORREALL Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA and President of Humorworks Seminars ... Read more

Reviews for Beyond a Joke
'We all enjoy a good joke but we seldom take humour seriously, examining its role in expressing our anxieties and attitudes to life. This collection of essays, skilfully put together by Sharon Lockyer and Michael Pickering, will not dampen your spirits but cause you to "stop and think" about the place of the joke - and humour generally - in ... Read more

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