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Chapter 11. On-line humorous representations of the 2015 Greek national elections

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  • Anna Piata
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The Dynamics of Interactional Humor
This chapter is in the book The Dynamics of Interactional Humor

Abstract

The recent development of social media platforms has given rise to new forms of digital communication in which humor seems to play a prominent role. This chapter is concerned with humor in such a newly emerged, mediated genre, so-called internet memes (i.e. units of image, text, animation, and/or sound spread through the internet), focusing on the memes generated, disseminated, and commented upon on Facebook after the Greek national elections in January 2015. This chapter examines memes along with the responses posted by Facebook users, showing that, being humorous themselves, internet memes enact mimetic responses that are also humorous. This line of research aims to do justice to the interactional aspect of meme-based humor not previously acknowledged in the literature.

Abstract

The recent development of social media platforms has given rise to new forms of digital communication in which humor seems to play a prominent role. This chapter is concerned with humor in such a newly emerged, mediated genre, so-called internet memes (i.e. units of image, text, animation, and/or sound spread through the internet), focusing on the memes generated, disseminated, and commented upon on Facebook after the Greek national elections in January 2015. This chapter examines memes along with the responses posted by Facebook users, showing that, being humorous themselves, internet memes enact mimetic responses that are also humorous. This line of research aims to do justice to the interactional aspect of meme-based humor not previously acknowledged in the literature.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Chapter 1. Investigating the dynamics of humor 1
  4. Part 1. Designing humor in oral interactions
  5. Chapter 2. Reactions to jab lines in conversational storytelling 29
  6. Chapter 3. Discourse markers as guides to understanding spontaneous humor and irony 57
  7. Chapter 4. The pragmatics of humor in bilingual conversations 77
  8. Chapter 5. Laughing at you or laughing with you? 105
  9. Chapter 6. Teasing as audience engagement 127
  10. Part 2. Designing humor in mediated interactions
  11. Chapter 7. Laughter and non-humorous situations in TV documentaries 155
  12. Chapter 8. “Cool children” and “super seniors” cross into youth language 181
  13. Chapter 9. No child’s play 205
  14. Chapter 10. Online joint fictionalization 229
  15. Chapter 11. On-line humorous representations of the 2015 Greek national elections 257
  16. Chapter 12. Positive non-humorous effects of humor on the internet 283
  17. List of contributors 305
  18. Index 311
https://doi.org/10.1075/thr.7.11pia

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Chapter 1. Investigating the dynamics of humor 1
  4. Part 1. Designing humor in oral interactions
  5. Chapter 2. Reactions to jab lines in conversational storytelling 29
  6. Chapter 3. Discourse markers as guides to understanding spontaneous humor and irony 57
  7. Chapter 4. The pragmatics of humor in bilingual conversations 77
  8. Chapter 5. Laughing at you or laughing with you? 105
  9. Chapter 6. Teasing as audience engagement 127
  10. Part 2. Designing humor in mediated interactions
  11. Chapter 7. Laughter and non-humorous situations in TV documentaries 155
  12. Chapter 8. “Cool children” and “super seniors” cross into youth language 181
  13. Chapter 9. No child’s play 205
  14. Chapter 10. Online joint fictionalization 229
  15. Chapter 11. On-line humorous representations of the 2015 Greek national elections 257
  16. Chapter 12. Positive non-humorous effects of humor on the internet 283
  17. List of contributors 305
  18. Index 311
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