Studies in political humour in between political critique and public entertainment /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Tsakona, Villy, Popa, Diana Elena
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 2011.
Series:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 46.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Humour in politics and the politics of humour: an introduction / Villy Tsakona and Diana Elena Popa
  • Humour by politicians. Fun in the German parliament? / Ralph Mueller
  • Informal talk in formal settings: humorous narratives in Greek parliamentary debates / Argiris Archakis and Villy Tsakona
  • "Stop caressing the ears of the hooded": political humour in times of conflict / Marianthi Georgalidou
  • Entertaining and enraging: The functions of verbal violence in broadcast political debates / Marta Dynel
  • Political humour in the media. Political satire dies last: A study on democracy, opinion formation, and political satire / Diana Elena Popa
  • Studies in political humour. Being Berlusconi: Sabina Guzzanti's impersonation of the Italian Prime Minister between stage and screen / Clare Watters
  • Mocking fascism: popular culture and political satire as counter-hegemony / Efharis Mascha
  • Public debates and political humour. Politics of taste in a post-socialist state: a case study / Liisi Laineste
  • Humour and Stalin in a National Theatre of Greece postmodern production: a discussion about Greek theatre / Vicky Manteli
  • Postscript: a final (?) note on political humour / Diana Elena Popa and Villy Tsakona.