nam a22 c 4500 dapsac.46/303009497 nljbp 250625040003.6 cr ||||||||||| 241221s2011 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2011037699 9789027282217 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp PN6149.P64 809.7/93581 23 CFG bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Studies in Political Humour In between political critique and public entertainment Edited by Villy Tsakona and Diana Elena Popa Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011 ©2011 1 online resource (x, 290 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 1569-9463 46 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Chapter 1. Humour in politics and the politics of humour / Villy Tsakona and Diana Elena Popa -- Chapter 2. Fun in the German parliament? / Ralph Müller -- Chapter 3. Informal talk in formal settings / Argiris Archakis and Villy Tsakona -- Chapter 4. “Stop caressing the ears of the hooded” / Marianthi Georgalidou -- Chapter 5. Entertaining and enraging / Marta Dynel -- Chapter 6. Political satire dies last / Diana Elena Popa -- Chapter 7. Being Berlusconi / Clare Watters -- Chapter 8. Mocking Fascism / Efharis Mascha -- Chapter 9. Politics of taste in a post-Socialist state / Liisi Laineste -- Chapter 10. Humour and… Stalin in a National Theatre of Greece postmodern production / Vicky Manteli -- Chapter 11. Postscript / Diana Elena Popa and Villy Tsakona 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. Provided by publisher. Communication Studies Discourse studies Pragmatics Tsakona, Villy editor Popa, Diana Elena editor Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011 9789027206374 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.46 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027282217