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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Topics in Humor Research (THR),
2212-8999 ;
volume 6
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Topics in humor research ; v. 6.
2212-8999
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Satire, Humor and the Construction of Identities; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Otherness and identity construction; Chapter 3. Otherness, humor and satire; Chapter 4. Humor, satire and identity construction; Chapter 5. Construction of racial and ethnic identities via satire: Construction of racial and ethnic identities via satire; Otherness in racial and ethnic identities;?Ubayd-i Zākānī's Ethics of the Aristocrats; Chapter 6. Construction of national identities via satire; Otherness and national identities. |
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Jonathan Swift's Drapier's LettersChapter 7. Construction of religious identities via satire; Otherness and religious identities; Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub;?Ubayd-i Zākānī; Chapter 8. Construction of gender identities via satire; Otherness in gender identities; Construction of gender identities via satire; Juvenal's Satire VI; Swift and Montagu; Taʼdīb al-Nisvān and Astarābādī's Ma?āyib al-Rijāl; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Satire, Humor and the Construction of Identities' conveys how satire can contribute to the construction of social subjects' identities. It attempts to provide a theoretical ground for a novel understanding of the relationship between satire and identity by finding their common denominator, namely opposition, in order to explain the mechanism through which satire can form identity. After establishing the role of opposition in satire and identity construction through a detailed analysis of various theories, it will be argued that satire can contribute to the construction of racial, ethnic, national, religious, and gender identities. Several examples from British, Persian and ancient Roman literary traditions and different epochs illustrate the theoretical discussions. The prevalence of satire and the challenges that identity has encountered in our contemporary world guarantee the significance of this study and its socio-political implications. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Discourse analysis, Literary.
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Discourse analysis, Literary. |
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Wit and humor -- History and criticism.
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Wit and humor. |
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Social satire.
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Social satire. |
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Group identity -- Social aspects.
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Group identity. |
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Social aspects. |
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Pragmatics.
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Pragmatics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zekavat, Massih. Satire, humor and the construction of identities. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017] 9789027202338 (DLC) 2017009749 |
| ISBN |
9789027265500 (pdf) |
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902726550X (pdf) |
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9789027202338 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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