Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaSocially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno
This article brings Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno back into dialogue by discussing the cultural phenomena of humor and laughter based on their theoretical writings. I argue that what is typically considered socially critical humor, like offensive jokes or harsh satire, often fails to meet the pr...
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
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| description | This article brings Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno back into dialogue by discussing the cultural phenomena of humor and laughter based on their theoretical writings. I argue that what is typically considered socially critical humor, like offensive jokes or harsh satire, often fails to meet the preconditions of criticism in the light of Adorno’s and Fromm’s thinking. Humor, to be socially critical, has to be life-affirmative and non-positional, and it has to challenge the limits of humor. It is also claimed that in this scope, humor cannot be instrumental. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO483352022-03-17T17:45:26Z Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno Hietalahti, Jarno E. Fromm. T. W. Adorno. Social criticism. Humor. Laughter. This article brings Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno back into dialogue by discussing the cultural phenomena of humor and laughter based on their theoretical writings. I argue that what is typically considered socially critical humor, like offensive jokes or harsh satire, often fails to meet the preconditions of criticism in the light of Adorno’s and Fromm’s thinking. Humor, to be socially critical, has to be life-affirmative and non-positional, and it has to challenge the limits of humor. It is also claimed that in this scope, humor cannot be instrumental. 2017-08-03 2022-03-17T17:45:26Z 2022-03-17T17:45:26Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo avaliado pelos Pares Pesquisa teórica https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/ideias/article/view/8649776 10.20396/ideias.v8i1.8649776 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/48335 por https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/ideias/article/view/8649776/16416 Copyright (c) 2017 Idéias application/pdf Universidade Estadual de Campinas Ideias; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2017): Diálogos na Teoria Crítica (Parte II); 87-108 Ideias; Vol. 8 Núm. 1 (2017): Diálogos na Teoria Crítica (Parte II); 87-108 Ideias; v. 8 n. 1 (2017): Diálogos na Teoria Crítica (Parte II); 87-108 2179-5525 |
| spellingShingle | E. Fromm. T. W. Adorno. Social criticism. Humor. Laughter. Hietalahti, Jarno Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno |
| title | Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno |
| title_full | Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno |
| title_fullStr | Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno |
| title_short | Socially Critical Humor: Discussing Humor with Erich Fromm and Theodor W. Adorno |
| title_sort | socially critical humor: discussing humor with erich fromm and theodor w. adorno |
| topic | E. Fromm. T. W. Adorno. Social criticism. Humor. Laughter. |
| url | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/ideias/article/view/8649776 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/48335 |