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Beyond a Joke

The Limits of Humour

Bibliographic Data

ID6558263
EditorsSharon Lockyer (0000-0002-4941-8067), Michael Pickering (0000-0002-8085-3673)
Year2009
Pages224
Publication date2009-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBeyond a Joke (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1057/9780230236776
OpenAlexW2489893230
Open LibraryOL25561383M, OL37139792M
ISBN9780230594500, 9780230236776
LanguageEN
Citations received66

Humour in contemporary culture is generally celebrated as a public good, yet at times is felt to produce misunderstanding and even hatred. This collection explores the ethics and aesthetics of humour, in everyday life and in media comedy

Aesthetics · Art · Hatred · Joke · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cultural Identity and Representation · Humor Studies and Applications · Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies · Law · 3072 · 3194 · 3246 · 3498 · 3685 · 3936 · 5213 · 8171 · Gender Studies · General · Sc411000 · Sc412000 · Scx22040 · Scx22180 · Scx33070 · Scx35000 · social policy · Social sciences -> political science -> public policy · Social sciences -> social sciences -> ethnic studies · Social sciences -> social sciences -> gender studies · Social sciences -> social sciences -> general · Social sciences -> social sciences -> media studies · Social sciences -> sociology -> sociology · Suco41148 · Wit and humor

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Unique citing works66
Citations per year3,67
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 64

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