Disparagement Humor in Social Life: Competition vs. Subjugation

This book critiques the superiority theory of disparagement humor, rooted in Hobbes's definition of laughter. Nathan Miczo offers the agon (Greek for contest) as a metaphor to demonstrate how within- and between-group dynamics shape the creation and reception of disparagement humor.

• | Author: Nathan Miczo
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Sep 07, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 186 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 1666901121
• | ISBN-13: 9781666901122