Studies in political humour in between political critique and public entertainment / edited by Villy Tsakona, Diana Elena Popa.

Other author Tsakona, Villy.
Other author Popa, Diana Elena.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
Descriptionx, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesDiscourse approaches to politics, society and culture, 1569-9463 ; v. 46
Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture ; v. 46. UNAUTHORIZED
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageTexts in Estonian, German, Greek, Italian, Polish and Romanian with English translation.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011037699
ISBN9789027206374 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN9027206376 (hb : alk. paper)
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