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- Title
Accounting for Jokes.
- Authors
FINE, GARY ALAN; WOOD, CHRISTINE
- Abstract
In this essay, drawing on the research of Elizabeth and Jay Mechling, we focus on the politics of joking and examine the ways in which jokes and joke-telling serve complex political ends. To do this, we provide examples from focus groups, interviews, and popular culture. We attempt to draw lines between those jokes that contribute to a toxic racial environment and other jokes, referencing secondary racial characteristics, that have the potential for creating an integrated community of laughter.
- Subjects
JOKING; HUMOR &; society; MECHLING, Jay; MECHLING, Elizabeth
- Publication
Western Folklore, 2010, Vol 69, Issue 3/4, p299
- ISSN
0043-373X
- Publication type
Essay