Beyond a Joke

1. Introduction: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Humour and Comedy
Sharon Lockyer, Michael Pickering

2. Comic Racism and Violence
Michael Billig

3. Race and Ethnicity in Popular Humour
Dennis Howitt, Kwame Owusu-Bempah

4. Humour and the Conduct of Politics
John Morreall

5. Parody and Decorum: Permission to Mock
Jerry Palmer

6. Breaking the Mould: Conversations with Omid Djalili and Shazia Mirza
Sharon Lockyer, Michael Pickering

7. Merry Hell: Humour Competence and Social Incompetence
Ken Willis

8. Privacy, Embarrassment and Social Power: British Sitcom
Frances Gray

9. Comedies of Sexual Morality and Female Singlehood
Deborah Chambers

10. The Ambiguities of Comic Impersonation
Michael Pickering, Sharon Lockyer

Avainsanat: Social Sciences, Ethnicity Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Regional and Cultural Studies, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights