Kynical dogs and cynical masters
Contemporary satire, politics and truth-telling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12196222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Higgie (Curtin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humor - International Journal of Humor Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0933-1719 • E-ISSN: 1613-3722 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/humor-2014-0016 |
| OpenAlex | W1980501405 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
This article proposes that the philosophical techniques found in contemporary satires can be understood using a spectrum that ranges between the cynical and the kynical. Cynicism is the belief that there is no hope for change, that truth is dead, while kynicism – a non-nihilistic form of cynicism – maintains that truth does exist, and is worth saving from political and media manipulations. By exploring the evolution of kynicism, from its origins in ancient Greek philosophy to its presence in contemporary satire, I analyze how
Aesthetics · Art · Cynicism · Epistemology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Truth telling · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Humor Studies and Applications · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
Cynicism
The Cynics’ Parrhesia
Adaptive agency
Serious Grappling with Satire
From alienation to irony
The ambivalent affordances of humour in capitalist organizations
Playful politicians and serious satirists
Benign violations in the suburban ensemble dramedy
Satire and the problem of comic laughter
News satire engagement as a transgressive space for genre work
Civic stage fright
On dictators and clowns
Political Parody and the Politics of Ambivalence
| Citations per year | 1.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |