The book shows how humor has changed since the advent of the internet: new genres, new contexts, and new audiences. The book provides a guide to such phenomena as memes, video parodies, photobombing, and cringe humor. Included are also in-depth discussions of the humor in phenomena such as Dogecoin, the joke currency, and the use of humor by the alt-right. It also shows how the cognitive mechanisms of humor remain unchanged. Written by a well-known specialist in humor studies, the book is engaging and readable, but also based on extensive scholarship.
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- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Humor and the Internet
- 2. Memetics
- 3. Humor Theory
- Part 1. NEW GENRES
- 4. The New Language of Humor
- 5. The Compilation
- 6. Internet Cartoons
- 7. Stuff White People Like
- 8. Dogecoin, the Joke Currency
- 9. The Spoiler Alert
- 10. Satirical News Websites and Fake News
- Part 2. MEMES AND MORE MEMES
- 11. Memetic Drift or The Alliteration Arsonist
- 12. The Saga of Boaty McBoatface
- 13. A General Theory of Grumpy Cats
- 14. The Pastafarian Memeplex: Joke Religion as a System
- 15. When Chuck Norris Is Waiting, Godot Comes
- 16. The Half-life of a Meme: The Rise and Fall of Memes
- Part 3. MULTIMODALITY
- 17. Hitler’s Opinion on the Parking Situation in Tel Aviv
- 18. Photobombing as Figure Ground Reversal
- 19. “Hard to Watch”: Cringe and Embarrassment Humor
- 20. Humor Videos
- 21. Reaction Videos
- Part 4. THE DARK SIDE OF INTERNET HUMOR
- 22. The Use of Humor by the Alt-Right
- 23. 4chan, Trolls and Lulz: Fascists at Play
- 24. Pepe, Kek and Friends
- Conclusion: Plus ça change…
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index