Oring, Elliott, authorUtah State University Press, publisher2016-09-012016-09-012016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/177054Includes bibliographical references and index.Oring 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.What 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.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Wit and humor -- History and criticismJewish wit and humor -- History and criticismWit and humor -- Psychological aspectsTextAccess 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.