Dieter Bergmann; Anne Brendel; Franz Eisentraut; Stefan Ernst; Stephan Kessler; Petra Leeb; Martina Schmidt-Kessel; Thiel Buchner, C.C. Verlag (2017) Kovakantinen kirja
Dieter Bergmann; Anne Brendel; Franz Eisentraut; Stephan Kessler; Verena Lauffer; Petra Leeb; Martina Schmidt-Kessel Buchner, C.C. Verlag (2019) Kovakantinen kirja
Sofie Schmidt; Tom Schmidt; Martina Schmidt-Kessel; Dieter Bergmann; Anne Brendel; Franz Eisentraut; Leonie Frantzen; Kön Buchner, C.C. Verlag (2019) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Christian Lindermayer; Martina Schmidt-Kessel; Kathrin Stauber; Dieter Bergmann; Anne Brendel; Franz Eisentraut; Fischer Buchner, C.C. Verlag (2021) Kovakantinen kirja
Anne Brendel; Christoph Dürr; Franz Eisentraut; Elfriede Kempf; Verena Lauffer; Martina Schmidt-Kessel Buchner, C.C. Verlag (2023) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Dieter Bergmann; Anne Brendel; Christoph Dürr; Franz Eisentraut; Christoph Kastner; Martina Schmidt-Kessel Buchner, C.C. Verlag (2023) Kovakantinen kirja
The period between the First World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is often characterized as the age of extremes—while this era witnessed unprecedented violence and loss of human life, it also saw a surge in humorous entertainment in both democratic and authoritarian societies. The Politics of Humour examines how works such as satirical magazines and comedy films were used both to reaffirm group identity and to exclude those who did not belong.
The essays in this collection analyse the political and social context of comedy in Europe and the United States, exploring topics ranging from the shifting targets of ethnic jokes to the incorporation of humour into wartime broadcasting and the uses of satire as a means of resistance. Comedy continues to define the nature of group membership today, and The Politics of Humour offers an intriguing look at how entertainment helped everyday people make sense of the turmoil of the twentieth century.