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Moral Dimensions of Humour : Essays on Humans, Heroes and Monsters
Get PDFTässä teoksessa tarkastellaan huumorin käsitettä ja sen suhdetta ihmisen käyttäytymiseen. Kirjan luvut kattavat laajan ajanjakson ulottuen 1500-luvulta nykypäivään. Niissä syvennytään erilaisiin kulttuurisiin konteksteihin, sosiaalisten normien rajoihin ja kannustetaan lukijoita pohtimaan huumorin eettisiä vaikutuksia. Teos tuo esiin lukuisia esimerkkejä sankareista ja hirviöistä, jotka toimivat vertauskuvina inhimillisyyden moraaliselle kirjolle. Nämä vertauskuvat, joita löytyy niin digitaalisen kulttuurin tuotteista, kansanperinteestä, viihdeteknologiasta kuin politiikasta, edustavat sekä tavoiteltavia ihanteita että ihmisyyden synkempiä puolia.This volume explores the concept of humour and its relationship with human behaviour. The interdisciplinary essays in this book cover a wide range of time, from the sixteenth century to the present day. They delve into various cultural contexts, challenging social norms and prompting readers to reflect on the ethical implications of humour. The collection highlights the varied metaphors of heroes and monsters in each case study, which are crucial to understanding the moral spectrum of human existence. These metaphors represent aspirational ideals and darker aspects of what it means to be human.
The book encourages readers to critically analyse the complexity of humorous objects and social practices in contexts like digital culture, mythical folklore, entertainment technology, or politics, recognising their interconnectedness with societal issues and emphasising that different settings might call for different interpretations.
Contents:
Introduction to Moral Dimensions of Humour: Essays on Humans, Heroes and Monsters / Benjamin Nickl & Mark Rolfe
Re-evaluating Comic Stereotypes – Dirty but Essential? / Jessica Milner Davis
Can Australian Cartoonists Monster the Gods of Asian Politics? / Robert Phiddian & Ron Stewart
Trump and the Heroes and Monsters of American Satire / Mark Rolfe
In Memes We Trust? Co-option of Democratisation of Graphic Political Satire / Lucien Leon
The 'Monstrousness' of Mae West / Will Visconti
Synthetic Laughter: Technologies of Humour Mediation and the Moral Issues of the Laugh Box / Benjamin Nickl
The Cheshire Clown: Joker’s Infectious Laughter / Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Anastasiya Fiadotava & David C. Tscharke
Japan's Folkloristic Monsters Spring for Human Morals / M.W. Shore
Real is not Real Enough Script for an Audio Adaptation of the Californian Exile Diary by Günther Anders
No full textThis script is a (to varying degrees) “free” adaptation of the English translation of Günther Anders’ diary “Der Leichenwäscher der Geschichte” published in Modernism / modernity in February 2021. It was created in the context of a recording with the actor Edgar Eckert and was specifically prepared for a native German speaker reading the text in English. This adaptation was inspired and guided by Anders’ own writings and his extensive reflections on language, style, and sound.
Recommended Citation:
Müller, Christopher J and Benjamin Nickl (2021): Real is Not Real Enough: Script for an Audio Adaptation of the Californian Exile Diary by Günther Anders. In: Günther Anders-Journal, hg. von der Internationalen Günther Anders-Gesellschaft. URL: https://www.guenther-anders-gesellschaft.org/s/anders-journal-muller-nickl-2021.pd
Turkish German Muslims and Comedy Entertainment
Get PDFComedy entertainment is a powerful arena for serious public engagement with questions of German national identity and Turkish German migration. The German majority society and its largest labour migrant community have been asking for decades what it means to be German and what it means for Turkish Germans, Muslims of the second and third generations, to call Germany their home. Benjamin Nickl examines through the social pragmatics of humour the dynamics that underpin these questions in the still-evolving popular culture space of German mainstream humour in the 21st century. The first book-length study on the topic to combine close readings of film, television, literary and online comedy, and transnational culture studies, Turkish German Muslims and Comedy Entertainment presents the argument that Turkish German humour has moved from margin to mainstream by intervening in cultural incompatibility and Islamophobia discourse
Turkish German Muslims and Comedy Entertainment
Get PDFComedy entertainment is a powerful arena for serious public engagement with questions of German national identity and Turkish German migration. The German majority society and its largest labour migrant community have been asking for decades what it means to be German and what it means for Turkish Germans, Muslims of the second and third generations, to call Germany their home. Benjamin Nickl examines through the social pragmatics of humour the dynamics that underpin these questions in the still-evolving popular culture space of German mainstream humour in the 21st century. The first book-length study on the topic to combine close readings of film, television, literary and online comedy, and transnational culture studies, Turkish German Muslims and Comedy Entertainment presents the argument that Turkish German humour has moved from margin to mainstream by intervening in cultural incompatibility and Islamophobia discourse
J.C. Painter letter to Benjamin Lundy
No full textLetter from J.E. Painter to (presumably) Benjamin Lundy, answering a request for information about the history and operations of the Underground Railroad. Letter includes details of a story of an ex-slave transported on the Underground Railroad through Ohio and stories of the plight of other fugitive slaves crossing the Ohio River.
Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His "Genius of Universal Emancipation" was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (English)
No full textLegal document from an unsigned officer to Benjamin Lundy, authorizing him rights as empresario to a tract of land in then-Mexico. The document extends a previous treaty made to Lundy by the government of Mexico from November 17, 1823 -- presumably, this land is to be the site of Lundy's freed slave colony. Original Spanish-language document is also a part of this collection. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Eli Nichols letter to Benjamin Lundy, March 17th, 1839
No full textFriendly note from Eli Nichols to Benjamin Lundy covering topics in contemporary abolition, ranging from the social status of abolitionists to the oppression of the poor. Much of the letter concerns a review of contemporary social movements in equality-based education, including Shaker and Quaker communities. The letter concludes in discussion of Nichols' and Lundy's interest in forming a freed slave colony or community in then-Mexico, and describes the climate and culture of those regions in detail. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Parution : Benjamin Nickl, Turkish German Muslims and Comedy Entertainment. Settling into Mainstream Culture in the 21st Century, Leuven University Press, October 2020
No full text"Muslim integration in German society, or Europe in general, is a challenge. But the pop culture industry and humour can make a difference and really make a change.", Benjamin Nickl Turkish German comedy culture and the lived realities of Turkish Muslims in Germany Comedy entertainment is a powerful arena for serious public engagement with questions of German national identity and Turkish German migration. The German majority society and its largest labour migrant community have been asking f..
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (Spanish)
No full textLegal document in Spanish from the government of Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Benjamin Lundy, which appears to grant Lundy the rights of empresario for his proposed colony for freed slaves in Tamaulipas. This document appears to be truncated; it ends abruptly after 2 pages. Collection also includes a period translation of this contract with Lundy in English, which appears to contain the full text of the agreement. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
General Benjamin Butler Letter Regarding the naming of Newport News, Virginia
No full textDigital images of an original letter written by Former Union Major-General Benjamin Butler in reply to a query by author, Edwin Everett Hale on how Newport News, Virginia had received it's name. both sides of the original letter are included along with a typed transcription of the letter
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