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Joking asides: the theory, analysis, and aesthetics of humor

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dc.contributor.authorOring, Elliott, author
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-01T20:30:59Z
dc.date.available2016-09-01T20:30:59Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractOring analyzes key contemporary approaches to the study of humor and addresses controversial topics with new empirical data and insight. He tests appropriate incongruity against other major positions in the field, including Semantic Script Theory, the General Theory of Verbal Humor, Conceptual Integration Theory, and Benign Violation Theory.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontentsWhat Freud actually said about jokes -- Parsing the joke: the general theory of verbal humor and appropriate incongruity -- Blending and humor -- On benign violations -- Humor and the discovery of false beliefs -- Framing Borat -- Risky business: political jokes under repressive regimes -- Listing towards lists: jokes on the Internet -- What is a narrative joke? -- Demythologizing the Jewish joke -- The ridiculous to the sublime: joke and art -- Contested performance and joke aesthetics.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/177054
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUtah State University Press
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
dc.subject.lcshWit and humor -- History and criticism
dc.subject.lcshJewish wit and humor -- History and criticism
dc.subject.lcshWit and humor -- Psychological aspects
dc.titleJoking asides: the theory, analysis, and aesthetics of humor
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