Humour and laughter in history : transcultural perspectives /
Humour and laughter in history : transcultural perspectives /
Elisabeth Cheauré, Regine Nohejl (editions.).
- 1 online resource (139 pages) : illustrations
- History in Popular Cultures .
- Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen. .
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Introduction / Napoleon and the 1812 Patriotic War in Russian Humour / Alfred and Friedrich Alfred Krupp as the Butt of Jokes? / Letting Loose the Doggerel of War / Poignant Past. How Interwar Satirical Magazines in Germany, France and Spain Used History to Criticise Their Times / More than Resistance: Political Humour Under Stalin in the 1930s / Then We Will Fight in the Shade / Cheauré, Elisabeth ; Nohejl, Regine -- Cheauré, Elisabeth -- Heimsoth, Axel -- Milne, Lesley -- Reichstetter, Louisa -- Waterlow, Jonathan -- Feickert, Sabrina.
Open Access
Humour can be used as a 'weapon' or as a means of coping with problematic historical events, especially in times of war and crisis. The book presents examples from different cultures (Russia, Europe, USA), from different historical epochs (from the Napoleonic era up to the current time) and from different medias (caricature, journalism, film). By looking at the individual cases it becomes possible to recognize some general structural patterns and to gain a deeper insight into the 'functioning' of humour and laughter.
9783839428580 3839428580 9783837628586 3837628582
101952 Knowledge Unlatched
Civilization--History.
Transcultures.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Social & cultural history.
HISTORY--World.
Civilization.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
CB69 / .H866 2014eb
909
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Introduction / Napoleon and the 1812 Patriotic War in Russian Humour / Alfred and Friedrich Alfred Krupp as the Butt of Jokes? / Letting Loose the Doggerel of War / Poignant Past. How Interwar Satirical Magazines in Germany, France and Spain Used History to Criticise Their Times / More than Resistance: Political Humour Under Stalin in the 1930s / Then We Will Fight in the Shade / Cheauré, Elisabeth ; Nohejl, Regine -- Cheauré, Elisabeth -- Heimsoth, Axel -- Milne, Lesley -- Reichstetter, Louisa -- Waterlow, Jonathan -- Feickert, Sabrina.
Open Access
Humour can be used as a 'weapon' or as a means of coping with problematic historical events, especially in times of war and crisis. The book presents examples from different cultures (Russia, Europe, USA), from different historical epochs (from the Napoleonic era up to the current time) and from different medias (caricature, journalism, film). By looking at the individual cases it becomes possible to recognize some general structural patterns and to gain a deeper insight into the 'functioning' of humour and laughter.
9783839428580 3839428580 9783837628586 3837628582
101952 Knowledge Unlatched
Civilization--History.
Transcultures.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Social & cultural history.
HISTORY--World.
Civilization.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
CB69 / .H866 2014eb
909