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| + | ==Theories of humor== | ||
| + | *Superiority theories | ||
| + | *Relief or release theories | ||
| + | *Incongruity theories | ||
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| + | <gallery mode="packed" heights=200px> | ||
| + | File:OurHospitalityqq00 03 54qq00013.jpg|alt=Screenshot from ''Our Hospitality''.|''Our Hospitality'' | ||
| + | File:AlwaysBeMyMaybeqq00 07 50qq00007.jpg|alt=Screenshot from ''Always Be My Maybe''.|''Always Be My Maybe'' | ||
| + | File:DisorderInTheCourtqq00 10 39qq00005.jpg|alt=Screenshot from ''Disorder in the Court''.|''Disorder in the Court'' | ||
| + | File:CurbYourEnthusiasmqq00 12 04qq00001.jpg|alt=Screenshot from ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''.|''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | "Summarizing provisionally one version of the incongruity theory, then, someone is comically amused if and only if | ||
| + | *(i) the object of their mental state is a perceived incongruity, which | ||
| + | *(ii) they regard as neither threatening or anxiety producing nor | ||
| + | *(iii) annoying and which | ||
| + | *(iv) they do not approach with a genuine, puzzle-solving attitude, but which, rather, | ||
| + | *(v) they enjoy precisely for their perception of incongruity." (Carroll, p. 37) | ||
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== Texts & resources == | == Texts & resources == | ||
*Noël Carroll, ''Humour: A Very Short Introduction'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014). | *Noël Carroll, ''Humour: A Very Short Introduction'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014). | ||
| + | **''Our Hospitality'' (pp. 12-13, 17) | ||
**''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (pp. 25-26) | **''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (pp. 25-26) | ||
| − | **'' | + | **''The Three Stooges'' (p. 30) |
**''South Park'' (p. 33) | **''South Park'' (p. 33) | ||
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*''Modern Family'' | *''Modern Family'' | ||
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[[Category:BUI301F2022]] | [[Category:BUI301F2022]] | ||
[[Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]] | [[Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:53, 1 September 2022
Theories of humor
- Superiority theories
- Relief or release theories
- Incongruity theories
Our Hospitality
Always Be My Maybe
Disorder in the Court
Curb Your Enthusiasm
"Summarizing provisionally one version of the incongruity theory, then, someone is comically amused if and only if
- (i) the object of their mental state is a perceived incongruity, which
- (ii) they regard as neither threatening or anxiety producing nor
- (iii) annoying and which
- (iv) they do not approach with a genuine, puzzle-solving attitude, but which, rather,
- (v) they enjoy precisely for their perception of incongruity." (Carroll, p. 37)
Texts & resources
- Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
- Our Hospitality (pp. 12-13, 17)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (pp. 25-26)
- The Three Stooges (p. 30)
- South Park (p. 33)
- Modern Family
