Why so serious? Studying humor on the right

IF 2.3 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Media, Culture & Society Pub Date : 2023-02-11 DOI:10.1177/01634437231154779

AJ Bauer

引用次数: 1

Abstract

This essay reviews two new books examining different aspects of right-wing humor, “The Souls of White Jokes” (Stanford University Press, 2022) by Raúl Pérez and “That’s Not Funny” (University of California Press, 2022) by Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx. It puts these works into conversation with a longer tendency within right-wing studies to focus on media content and motivations within a negative affective range. By focusing on the positive emotions associated with white supremacy and right-wing media, these books mark an important turning point away from reductionist accounts of the “reactionary mind” and toward a fuller understanding of the complex and contingent motivations of conservatives.

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为什么这么严肃?在右边学习幽默

本文回顾了两本从不同角度审视右翼幽默的新书，分别是Raúl p逍遥兹的《白人笑话的灵魂》(斯坦福大学出版社，2022年)和马特·西恩凯维奇和尼克·马克思的《那并不好笑》(加州大学出版社，2022年)。它将这些作品与右翼研究中关注消极情感范围内的媒体内容和动机的长期趋势进行了对话。通过关注与白人至上主义和右翼媒体相关的积极情绪，这些书标志着一个重要的转折点，从对“反动思想”的简化主义描述，转向对保守派复杂和偶然动机的更全面理解。

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Media, Culture & Society Multiple-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

12.10%

发文量

101

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