Laughter and ridicule: towards a social critique of humour
Auteur :
Billig, Michael
Éditeur :
SAGE Publications Inc
ISBN :
9781412902502
Date de publication :
19 juil. 2005
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This delightful, thought-provoking book tackles head-on the assumption that laughter and humour are necessarily good in themselves. The author proposes a social theory that places humour central to social life. Billig argues that all cultures use ridicule as a disciplinary means to uphold norms of conduct and conventions of meaning.