Tam, King-fai
Not Just a Laughing Matter
1. Introduction
King-fai Tam, Sharon R. Wesoky
Part I. Humor in China’s Transitions Toward Socialism
2. Illustrating Humor: Political Cartoons on Late Qing Constitutionalism
I-Wei Wu
3. Humor, War and Politics in
Laura Pozzi
4. Chinese Film Satire and Its Foreign Connections in the People’s Republic of China (1950–1957): Laughter Without Borders?
Xiaoning Lu
Part II. Joking in the PRC
5. Keeping the
David Moser
6. Laughable Leaders: A Study of Political Jokes in Mainland China
Howard Y. F. Choy
7. The Politics of Cynicism and Neoliberal Hegemony: Representations of Gender in Chinese Internet Humor
Sharon R. Wesoky, Ping Le
Part III. The “Special Amusing Region”: Humor in Hong Kong
8. Political Jokes, Caricatures and Satire in Wong Tze-wah’s Standup Comedy
King-fai Tam
9. Constructing Political Identities Through Characterization Metaphor, Humor and Sarcasm: An Analysis of the 2012 Legislative Council Election Debates in Hong Kong
Foong Ha Yap, Ariel Shuk-ling Chan, Brian Lap-ming Wai
10. “Absurdity of Life”: An Interview with Michael Hui
Karen Fang
Avainsanat: Social Sciences, Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Regional and Cultural Studies
- Toimittaja
- Tam, King-fai
- Wesoky, Sharon R.
- Julkaisija
- Springer
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2018
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- The Humanities in Asia
- Sivumäärä
- 9 sivua
- Kategoria
- Yhteiskunta
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9789811049606
- Painetun ISBN
- 978-981-10-4958-3