The Rhetoric of Racist Humour: US, UK and Global Race JokingAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2011 - 215 sivua This text draws on the social theory of Zygmunt Baumann to examine the linguistic structure of humour, arguing that, as a form of language similar to metaphor, it is both unstable and unpredictable, and structurally prone to act rhetorically; that is, to be convincing. |
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The Rhetoric of Humour | 13 |
Humour and OrderBuilding | 39 |
Embodied Racism and US Internet Joking | 67 |
Cultural Racism and British Standup Comedy | 97 |
Reverse Discourse in Black Comic Performance | 119 |
Reverse Discourse in Asian Comic Performance | 133 |
Liquid Racism and the Ambiguity of Ali G | 149 |
Liquid Racism and the Danish Prophet Muhammad Cartoons | 175 |
The Future of Race Joking | 189 |
Appendix | 209 |
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