Studies in political humour
Subtitle: in between political critique and public entertainment
By: edited by Villy Tsakona, Diana Elena Popa
Series: Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture -- v. 46
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub. Company; Benjamins Publishing Company, John
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789027206374; 9789027282217
Subjects: Wit and humor; Humor; Political satire; Political science; Practical Politics; History and criticism; Political aspects
Other titles: Studies in political humor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Humour in politics and the politics of humour: an introduction / Villy Tsakona and Diana Elena Popa; title: Humour by politicians. Fun in the German parliament? / Ralph Mueller; title: Informal talk in formal settings: humorous narratives in Greek parliamentary debates / Argiris Archakis and Villy Tsakona; title: "Stop caressing the ears of the hooded": political humour in times of conflict / Marianthi Georgalidou; title: Entertaining and enraging: The functions of verbal violence in broadcast political debates / Marta Dynel; title: Political humour in the media. Political satire dies last: A study on democracy, opinion formation, and political satire / Diana Elena Popa; title: Studies in political humour. Being Berlusconi: Sabina Guzzanti's impersonation of the Italian Prime Minister between stage and screen / Clare Watters; title: Mocking fascism: popular culture and political satire as counter-hegemony / Efharis Mascha; title: Public debates and political humour. Politics of taste in a post-socialist state: a case study / Liisi Laineste; title: Humour and Stalin in a National Theatre of Greece postmodern production: a discussion about Greek theatre  / Vicky Manteli; title: Postscript: a final (?) note on political humour / Diana Elena Popa and Villy Tsakona.