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How Superheroes Model Community - Philosophically, Communicatively, Relationally (Hardcover): Nathan Miczo How Superheroes Model Community - Philosophically, Communicatively, Relationally (Hardcover)
Nathan Miczo
R2,201 Discovery Miles 22 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the perspectives of positive psychology and positive communication, superheroes are often depicted as possessing virtues and serving as inspirational exemplars. However, many of the virtues enumerated as characterizing the superhero (e.g., courage, teamwork, creativity) could just as easily be applied to heroes of other genres. To understand what is unique to the superhero genre, How Superheroes Model Community: Philosophically, Communicatively, Relationally looks not only to the virtues that animate them, but also to the underlying moral framework that gives meaning to those virtues. The key to understanding their character is that often they save strangers, and they do so in the public sphere. The superhero's moral framework, therefore, must encompass both the motivation to act to benefit others rather than themselves (especially people to whom they have no relational obligation) and to preserve the public sphere against those who would disrupt it. Given such a framework, Nathan Miczo argues that superheroes are not, and could not, be loners. They constantly form team-ups, super teams, alliances, partnerships, take on mentorship roles, and create sidekicks. Social constructionist approaches in the communication field argue that communication, in part, works to shape and create our social reality. Through this lens, Miczo proposes that superheroes maintain themselves as a community through the communicative practices they engage in.

Disparagement Humor in Social Life - Competition vs. Subjugation (Hardcover): Nathan Miczo Disparagement Humor in Social Life - Competition vs. Subjugation (Hardcover)
Nathan Miczo
R2,154 Discovery Miles 21 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, Nathan Miczo demonstrates that humor operates at different levels of identity, exploring how within- and between-group dynamics shape the creation and reception of disparagement humor. While positive forms of humor arise in interpersonal settings, negative forms reflect the activation of group-based, communal identities. Building on this dual sociality view, Miczo critiques the superiority theory of disparagement humor, rooted in Hobbes's definition of laughter, and tied to his notion of a "war of all against all." Miczo employs the agon (Greek for contest) to replace the Hobbesian metaphor with a view that groups use disparagement humor to pursue rival goals. This perspective forwards the multifunctional utility of humor in social life, analyzing examples of naturally occurring interaction drawn from studies in Communication, Psychology, and Anthropology. Scholars of humor studies, communication, and anthropology, will find this book of particular interest.

How Superheroes Model Community - Philosophically, Communicatively, Relationally (Paperback): Nathan Miczo How Superheroes Model Community - Philosophically, Communicatively, Relationally (Paperback)
Nathan Miczo
R1,044 Discovery Miles 10 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the perspectives of positive psychology and positive communication, superheroes are often depicted as possessing virtues and serving as inspirational exemplars. However, many of the virtues enumerated as characterizing the superhero (e.g., courage, teamwork, creativity) could just as easily be applied to heroes of other genres. To understand what is unique to the superhero genre, How Superheroes Model Community: Philosophically, Communicatively, Relationally looks not only to the virtues that animate them, but also to the underlying moral framework that gives meaning to those virtues. The key to understanding their character is that often they save strangers, and they do so in the public sphere. The superhero's moral framework, therefore, must encompass both the motivation to act to benefit others rather than themselves (especially people to whom they have no relational obligation) and to preserve the public sphere against those who would disrupt it. Given such a framework, Nathan Miczo argues that superheroes are not, and could not, be loners. They constantly form team-ups, super teams, alliances, partnerships, take on mentorship roles, and create sidekicks. Social constructionist approaches in the communication field argue that communication, in part, works to shape and create our social reality. Through this lens, Miczo proposes that superheroes maintain themselves as a community through the communicative practices they engage in.

Two Plays - The Comedy of Dionysus and The Temptation of Adam (Paperback): Nathan Miczo Two Plays - The Comedy of Dionysus and The Temptation of Adam (Paperback)
Nathan Miczo
R174 Discovery Miles 1 740 Out of stock
This Other Eden (Paperback): Nathan Miczo This Other Eden (Paperback)
Nathan Miczo
R183 Discovery Miles 1 830 Out of stock
The Comedy of Caligula (Paperback): Nathan Miczo The Comedy of Caligula (Paperback)
Nathan Miczo
R209 Discovery Miles 2 090 Out of stock
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