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I'll be BAHKTIN a minute
BOSKIN in the Sun
Lets be MORREALL, For Real
I would shop at Food Lion but DESCARTES are too small.
Corn on the HOBBES
100
This theory focuses on the idea of degradation and a cycle of birth, death, and defecation.
What is Grotesque Realism
100
This theory concerns laughter as a tool for social communication, focusing directly on stereotypes
What is Complicity Theory
100
This theory describes our laughter as a result of a pleasurable psychological shift
What is the New Theory on Laughter
100
This theory explains why we laugh at those who are inferior to us
What is Superiority
100
This theory involves a feeling of being better than someone.
What is Superiority
200
This is characterized by the laughter of all the people together, devoid of social status and identity. It creates a second life for the people, and includes ambivalent laughter.
What is Carnivalesque
200
This allows the individual to compartmentalize ideas to simplify the process of perceiving other people and things
What is Stereotyping
200
This is the result of a pleasant psychological shift
What is laughter
200
This is a sort of joy mingled with hatred, which proceeds from our perceiving some small evil in a person whom we consider to be deserving of it; we have hatred for this evil, we have joy in seeing it in him who is deserving of it
What is Derision or Scorn
200
The passion which makes those grimaces called laughter; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own, that pleases them; or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaude themselves
What is Sudden Glory
300
Basic research behind his theory about the carnivalesque.
What is Folklore Humor
300
This academic field influenced Boskin's theory, which focuses on the Sambo stereotype
What is African American Studies
300
This book explains why Morreall uses different philosophers to create his own theory on laughter.
What is the Philosophy of Laughter and Humor
300
This era influenced the way in which Descartes describes the physical way that we laugh
What is Scientific Revolution
300
This political book written by Hobbes aided the formation of his Superiority Theory
What is Leviathan
400
Watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX4cGhQW5Ec Bahktin describes the degredation of beauty to it's true physical form. This term describes the way that he would explain our laughter at the clip.
What is Grotesque Imagery
400
Watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JhuOicPFZY&playnext=1&list=PL8ACA8FA233DB6D66&index=6 Boskin's entire theory revolves around stereotypes. This term explains the type of laughter directed towards the people in this Family Guy clip.
What is Alienation
400
Watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs Morreall's theory involves a pleasant psychological shift. He also characterizes the different types of shifts we feel throughout our lifetime. This type of shift allows us to laugh at David.
What is conceptual shift.
400
Watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=49fwHlRWMWQ&feature=related Descartes explains laughter as a source of evil. This other element is mixed with hatred to form our laughter towards Regina
What is Wonder
400
Watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=braH3VoqT5M Hobbes explains our laughter as a laughter at the inferiority of others. This is another word to express this type of laughter, which is illustrated in the news clip
What is Schadenfreude
500
Boskin explains the idea of perpetuating sterotypes through humor. This is the reason Bahktin would give for humor and stereotypes.
What is Fearlessness
500
This idea from Hobbes connects with Boskin’s perceptions on the ethics of laughter.
What is Vain Glory
500
Morreall’s theory does not adequately explain laughter in situations of embarrassment. This is the way Bahktin would describe laughter towards embarrassing situations
What is carnivalesque. Everyone is fair game.
500
This is the way that Descartes theory becomes incompatible with Bahktin's
What is Hatred
500
Hobbes and Descartes disagree on the ways that we feel superior to others. This is one of the only points that they agree on.
What is Joy