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100 1 $aLewis, Paul,$d1949-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88022050
245 10 $aCracking up :$bAmerican humor in a time of conflict /$cPaul Lewis.
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$c2006.
300 $a240 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.
505 00 $g1.$t"One, two, Freddy's coming for you" : killing jokes of the 1980s and 1990s -- $g2.$tRed noses at the ready! : the positive humor movement -- $g3.$tShut up! No, you shut up! : fighting with and about humor -- $g4.$tRidicule to rule : the strange case of George W. Bush.
520 1 $a"What do Jon Stewart, Freddy Krueger, Patch Adams, and George W. Bush have in common? As Paul Lewis shows in Cracking Up, they are all among the ranks of joke tellers who aim to do much more than simply amuse. Exploring topics that range from the sadistic mockery of Abu Ghraib prison guards to New Age platitudes about the healing power of laughter, from jokes used to ridicule the possibility of global climate change to the heartwarming performances of hospital clowns, Lewis demonstrates that over the past thirty years American humor has become increasingly purposeful and embattled." "Navigating this contentious world of controversial, manipulative, and disturbing laughter, Cracking Up argues that the good news about American humor in our time - that it is delightful, relaxing, and distracting - is also the bad news. In a culture that both enjoys and quarrels about jokes, humor expresses our most nurturing and hurtful impulses, informs and misinforms us, and exposes as well as covers up the shortcomings of our leaders. Wondering what's so funny about a culture determined to laugh at problems it prefers not to face, Lewis reveals connections between such seemingly unrelated jokers as Norman Cousins, Hannibal Lecter, Rush Limbaugh, Garry Trudeau, Jay Leno, Ronald Reagan, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Bill Clinton. The result is an argument that will appeal to anyone interested in the ways humor is changing our cultural and political landscapes."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aAmerican wit and humor$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101083
651 0 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y1970-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139948
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006005612.html
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