TY - BOOK AU - Tsakona,Villy AU - Popa,Diana Elena ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Studies in political humour: in between political critique and public entertainment T2 - Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture, AV - PN6149.P64 S78 2011eb U1 - 809.7/93581 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Amsterdam, Philadelphia PB - J. Benjamins Pub. KW - Political satire KW - History and criticism KW - Wit and humor KW - Political aspects KW - Political science KW - Humor KW - Politics, Practical KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Humour in politics and the politics of humour: an introduction / Villy Tsakona and Diana Elena Popa -- Humour by politicians. Fun in the German parliament? / Ralph Mueller -- Informal talk in formal settings: humorous narratives in Greek parliamentary debates / Argiris Archakis and Villy Tsakona -- "Stop caressing the ears of the hooded": political humour in times of conflict / Marianthi Georgalidou -- Entertaining and enraging: The functions of verbal violence in broadcast political debates / Marta Dynel -- Political humour in the media. Political satire dies last: A study on democracy, opinion formation, and political satire / Diana Elena Popa -- Studies in political humour. Being Berlusconi: Sabina Guzzanti's impersonation of the Italian Prime Minister between stage and screen / Clare Watters -- Mocking fascism: popular culture and political satire as counter-hegemony / Efharis Mascha -- Public debates and political humour. Politics of taste in a post-socialist state: a case study / Liisi Laineste -- Humour and Stalin in a National Theatre of Greece postmodern production: a discussion about Greek theatre / Vicky Manteli -- Postscript: a final (?) note on political humour / Diana Elena Popa and Villy Tsakona; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10509419 ER -