Reflexive humor and satire: a critical review

• Authors: Massih Zekavat
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Because most theories of humour emphasize its intersubjective and/or semantic nature, they fail to fully appreciate and explain self-directed humour. Through a critical exploration of the implications of different theories of humour and satire, this paper argues that the spectrum of reflexive humour and satire can be categorized according to the figure of the satirist and the target of satire, both of whom can feature individual or collective social selves. Depending on the satirist and the scope of satire, the functions of reflexive humour may range from securing psychological homeostasis to dealing with more impersonal, social and philosophical concerns.

Keywords

EN

reflexive humor and satire; superiority theories of humor; relief theories of humo

• Publisher: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
• Journal: The European Journal of Humour Research
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4

Dates

published

2019

online

2020-01-14

Contributors

author

Massih Zekavat

Identifiers

DOI

10.7592/EJHR2019.7.4.zekavat