Why so serious? Studying humor on the right
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Bauer (0000-0001-8458-2586, University of Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1067-1074 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01634437231154779 |
| OpenAlex | W4320036133 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
This essay reviews two new books examining different aspects of right-wing humor, “The Souls of White Jokes” (Stanford University Press, 2022) by Raúl Pérez and “That’s Not Funny” (University of California Press, 2022) by Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx. It puts these works into conversation with a longer tendency within right-wing studies to focus on media content and motivations within a negative affective range. By focusing on the positive emotions associated with white supremacy and right-wing media, these books mark an important turning point away from reductionist accounts of the “reactionary mind” and toward a fuller understanding of the complex and contingent motivations of conservatives
Aesthetics · Conversation · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Racism · Reactionary · Reductionism · Right wing · Sociology · White (mutation · White supremacy · Communication · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Gender Studies · Humor Studies and Applications · Law · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics · Psychology
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |