Humour and Laughter in History : Transcultural Perspectives
Main description: 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...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Bielefeld : transcript Verlag,
2014
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen |
| Schlagworte: | History (General) Civilization Culture Transcultures History, Humour, War, Caricature, Film, Transculture, Cultural History, Memory Culture, Cultural Studies HISTORY / Social History Karikatur Film Satirische Zeitschrift Humor |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (138 Seiten) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- FrontmatterEditorialContentsIntroduction Cheauré, Elisabeth ; Nohejl, Regine
- Napoleon and the 1812 Patriotic War in Russian Humour Cheauré, Elisabeth
- Alfred and Friedrich Alfred Krupp as the Butt of Jokes? Heimsoth, Axel
- Letting Loose the Doggerel of War Milne, Lesley
- Poignant Past. How Interwar Satirical Magazines in Germany, France and Spain Used History to Criticise Their Times Reichstetter, Louisa
- More than Resistance: Political Humour Under Stalin in the 1930s Waterlow, Jonathan
- »Then We Will Fight in the Shade« Feickert, Sabrina
- Authors and Editors.