Playing With Mental Models: Humour in the BBC Comedy Series the Office (Topics in Humor Research)

Jongste, Henri De

ISBN 10: 9027205590 / ISBN 13: 9789027205599

Edité par John Benjamins Pub Co, 2020

Very clean, tight and square. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0003284830

Synopsis :

In this book, the author uses a mental-model theory of communication to investigate the acclaimed British situation comedy The Office. The approach taken is multi-disciplinary, and focuses on questions as:
What are mental models and what role do they play in communication in general, and in creating and watching The Office in particular?
Whose mental models are involved in creating and watching The Office? How do these mental models relate to each other?
How exactly do the creators of The Office and their audience engage in constructing, exchanging and coordinating mental models?
How do mental models and their comic use relate to humour and humour theories and what is the nature of play in the deployment of mental models in comedy?
The book is aimed at humour scholars from various backgrounds and at people interested in communication in general.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Playing With Mental Models: Humour in the ...
Éditeur : John Benjamins Pub Co
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good