The trouble with jokes : humour and offensiveness in contemporary culture and politics / Nick Butler.
Exploring the relationship between humour and offensiveness, this book delves into offensive jokes, their impact, and the dark side of laughter. It blends cultural analysis, politics, and philosophy to offer an antidote to positive thinking and guide readers through offensive humour.
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Bristol, UK :
Bristol University Press,
2024.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- The Trouble with Jokes: Humour and Offensiveness in Contemporary Culture and Politics
- Copyright information
- Table of Contents
- Note from the Publisher
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1 Content Warning
- First strike
- Onelinefun.com/racist
- Rogue inventories
- 2 Laugh Track
- Grim cachinnations
- Emoticon party
- Enter the void
- 3 Prankster Diplomacy
- Liberal interventions
- Archives of distortion
- Transgressive velocities
- 4 Evil Clowns
- Empires of mirth
- Repeat offender
- Blinded by a Champagne cork
- 5 Body Double
- Pure filth
- Bathroom break
- Slaphappy
- 6 Gender Reveal
- Well done, Patricia
- Humourless feminists
- Punching bags
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Conclusion
- References
- Books
- Academic articles
- News articles
- Film and TV
- Other media
- Index