He is Mi and I am Yu: Wordplay in Rush Hour 3
While reading Freud’s piece on the lunacy of comedy and the meaning of the term joke, I couldn’t help but think about the hilarious exchange… Read More »He is Mi and I am Yu: Wordplay in Rush Hour 3
Blog Post 3 (due 5 PM Wednesday 12th February)
Week 3 Enter Sound: Jokes, Puns, Wisecracks and other Linguistic Lunacies
Required Reading:
Sigmund Freud, “Introduction,” Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious (New York: Norton, 1960), 5-13.
Mary Douglas, “Jokes,” Implicit Meanings (New York: Routledge, 1975), 146-164.
André Jolles, “Joke,” Simple Forms, trans. Schwartz (London: Verso, 2017), 201-212.
Sue, did the president call? – Rebeca Ravara
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEsj5bPsqHO/?igsh=ZXkyYmRobTk1N3N0 André Jolles speaks heavily on the concept of mockery in his essay “Joke”, emphasizing the difference between satire and irony, of which I think… Read More »Sue, did the president call? – Rebeca Ravara
Let’s discuss the contradiction – The Two Ronnies
When reading André Jolles’ chapter on wordplays and puns, I immediately thought of this classic joke from The Two Ronnies Sketch Show. The humour in… Read More »Let’s discuss the contradiction – The Two Ronnies
Douglas’ ‘Joker’ and Heckling in Stand-Up
In ‘Jokes’, Mary Douglas discusses the role of ‘The Joker’ and the way that ‘he lightens for everyone the oppressiveness of social reability, demonstrates its… Read More »Douglas’ ‘Joker’ and Heckling in Stand-Up
Gay as a punchline: Satire vs Irony
In Andre Jolles’ chapter “Joke”, distinguishes satire and irony through the way in which they mock. Satire mocks by critiquing and distinctly separating the audience… Read More »Gay as a punchline: Satire vs Irony
Spymund Freud
In “Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious’ Sigmund Freud comments on the use of wordplay and the importance of ‘brevity’ within comedy. The 2024… Read More »Spymund Freud
Carers and Children
“In so far as language is a way of communicating with other people or of making oneself understood to others, it is clear from the… Read More »Carers and Children
hate to love, love to hate? woke jokes.
Douglas brings the definitions of jokes and what is seen to be funny from her predecessors-Bergson and Freud- going further to explore how she sees… Read More »hate to love, love to hate? woke jokes.
Joking about the joking ritual : Norm Macdonald (Alex Gold)
Approaching joking from an anthropological perspective, Mary Douglas situates joking among other social rituals: joking is a performance reliant on one’s social relationships and cultural… Read More »Joking about the joking ritual : Norm Macdonald (Alex Gold)
Mary Douglas and ‘Wee mental Davey’: Jokes and Social Experience
Mary Douglas argues that the meaning and effect of jokes, as symbolic ‘rites’, are not only contained within the speech or act itself, but must… Read More »Mary Douglas and ‘Wee mental Davey’: Jokes and Social Experience