Foiled Again: The Playful Ethics and Aesthetics of Jokes

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dc.contributor.authorMarsh, Moira
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-10T20:18:31Z
dc.date.available2012-07-10T20:18:31Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-10
dc.descriptionPlenary presentation delivered at the annual meeting of the International Society for Humor Studies, Krakow,Poland, 27th June 2012.
dc.description.abstractIn this paper I will explore the reception of jokes. I will use practical jokes as examples but my intent is to make claims about the reception of verbal jokes as well. I contend that joke reception arises from the interplay of three essential characteristics of jokes, namely their nature as aesthetic objects; their transgressive nature, and their playful essence. Jokes are artistic; jokes are bad if they are any good, and jokes belong to the realm of play.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/14593
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.subjectJokes, practical jokes, humor, aesthetics
dc.titleFoiled Again: The Playful Ethics and Aesthetics of Jokes
dc.typePresentation

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