Cheauré / Nohejl Humour and Laughter in History

Transcultural Perspectives
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-8394-2858-0
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm

Reihe: Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen/History in Popular Cultures

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cheauré, Elisabeth

Nohejl, Regine

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Humor
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Nohejl, Regine
Regine Nohejl is a Slavicist and historian of Eastern Europe. She works in the Slavic Studies Department at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Cheauré, Elisabeth
Elisabeth Cheauré is Professor of Slavic Literature at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and has an additional venia legendi in Gender Studies.

Elisabeth Cheauré is Professor of Slavic Literature at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and has an additional venia legendi in Gender Studies.
Regine Nohejl is a Slavicist and historian of Eastern Europe. She works in the Slavic Studies Department at the University of Freiburg, Germany.