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Humor 2.0 How the Internet Changed Humor.

The book shows how humor has changed since the advent of the internet: new genres, new contexts, and new audiences. The book provides a guide to such phenomena as memes, video parodies, photobombing, and cringe humor. It also shows how the cognitive mechanisms of humor remain unchanged.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Attardo, Salvatore
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: La Vergne : Anthem Press, 2023.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Humor and the Internet
  • 2. Memetics
  • 3. Humor Theory
  • Part 1. NEW GENRES
  • 4. The New Language of Humor
  • 5. The Compilation
  • 6. Internet Cartoons
  • 7. Stuff White People Like
  • 8. Dogecoin, the Joke Currency
  • 9. The Spoiler Alert
  • 10. Satirical News Websites and Fake News
  • Part 2. MEMES AND MORE MEMES
  • 11. Memetic Drift or The Alliteration Arsonist
  • 12. The Saga of Boaty McBoatface
  • 13. A General Theory of Grumpy Cats
  • 14. The Pastafarian Memeplex: Joke Religion as a System
  • 15. When Chuck Norris Is Waiting, Godot Comes
  • 16. The Half-life of a Meme: The Rise and Fall of Memes
  • Part 3. MULTIMODALITY
  • 17. Hitler's Opinion on the Parking Situation in Tel Aviv
  • 18. Photobombing as Figure Ground Reversal
  • 19. "Hard to Watch": Cringe and Embarrassment Humor
  • 20. Humor Videos
  • 21. Reaction Videos
  • Part 4. THE DARK SIDE OF INTERNET HUMOR
  • 22. The Use of Humor by the Alt-Right
  • 23. 4chan, Trolls and Lulz: Fascists at Play
  • 24. Pepe, Kek and Friends
  • Conclusion: Plus ça change...
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index