LING 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Calvin And Hobbes, Crass, Resistance In German-Occupied Czechoslovakia
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Does the humor point out dominant experiences . The relationship between anti-hegemonic and charged humor is like the relationship between a square and a rectangle: all squares (charged humor) is a rectangle but not all rectangles (anti-hegemonic humor) are squares. Anti-hegemonic humor is the umbrella term and charged humor is one type of it. Shared experiences that most people can relate to. Apolitical, does not draw on controversial topics. Meant to shock people: explicit, crass, out there. Humor comes from character"s identity, not comedian"s. Charged comedy seen as too political, divisive, accusatory . Individuals have agency to choose which comedians or types of comedy to support. Sends a message to show what audiences like and what they will pay to see or support. Paying for tickets to shows, watching material online, promoting through social media. Audience design: comedians designing their content based on the audience and who is watching.
