This book develops a model to examine the language of humour, which
is multimodal and accounts for the possibility of transmutation of
humour as it is performed through editorial cartoons. By
transmutation is meant the transition in the language of humour
when it crosses its own boundaries to provoke unprecedented
reactions resulting in offensiveness, disappointment or hurt
sentiment. The transmutability about the language of humour points
to its inherently diabolical nature which manifests in the
performance of controversial cartoons. The model is built by
borrowing theoretical cues from Roman Jakobson, Roland Barthes,
George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. The integrated model, then, is
developed to examine the cartoons which were recommended for
deletion by the Thorat Committee, following a cartoon controversy
in India. Through the cartoon analysis, the model discerns the
significance of context and temporality in determining the impact
of humour. It also examines how the ethics of humour; the blurred
lines of political correctness and incorrectness are dictated by
the political atmosphere and the power dynamics.
General
Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Vinod Balakrishnan
• Vishaka Venkat
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
211 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-132835-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-132835-3 |
Barcode: |
9783031328350 |
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