The rhetoric of racist humour : US, UK and global race joking /
An engaging exploration of modern, late modern and fluid or postmodern humour, Weaver draws on the social theory of Zygmunt Baumann to examine the linguistic structure of humour, arguing that, being similar to metaphor, it is prone to be convincing. Deconstructing the dominant form of racism aimed a...
| Основен автор: | Weaver, Simon. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham ; Burlington, Vt. :
Ashgate,
℗♭2011.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=398337 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Rhetoric of racist humour. |
| Резюме: |
An engaging exploration of modern, late modern and fluid or postmodern humour, Weaver draws on the social theory of Zygmunt Baumann to examine the linguistic structure of humour, arguing that, being similar to metaphor, it is prone to be convincing. Deconstructing the dominant form of racism aimed at black people in the US, and Asians in the UK, this book shows how it expresses and supports racial stereotypes, while exploring the forms of resistance presented by Black and Asian comedians. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409420125 1409420124 1283223570 9781283223577 |