Laughter, Power, and the Unconscious presents groundbreaking research on humor's psychological and sociopolitical aspects. Based on Shakespeare's Globe experiments, it proposes humor as "manic defence," challenging Freudian theory while examining Renaissance comedy and exploring how humor both subverts and reinforces power structures.
Laughter, Power, and the Unconscious presents groundbreaking research on humor's psychological and sociopolitical aspects. Based on Shakespeare's Globe experiments, it proposes humor as "manic defence," challenging Freudian theory while examining Renaissance comedy and exploring how humor both subverts and reinforces power structures.
Maria Grazia Turri is Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts and Mental Health at Queen Mary University of London, UK. She is a former psychiatrist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Bridget Escolme is Professor of Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London. She is co-convenor of Queen Mary's MSc Creative Arts and Mental Health.
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List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: the Research in Action audience experiment at Shakespeare's Globe Bridget Escolme and Maria Grazia Turri 2. Psychoanalytic rationale of the audience experiment Maria Grazia Turri 3. Researching unconscious responses to early modern characters at Shakespeare's Globe: results Maria Grazia Turri 4. A new theory of humour as manic defence Maria Grazia Turri 5. Reading theories of humour through the manic defence Maria Grazia Turri 6. The ecology of laughter and humour at the intersection of culture and biology Maria Grazia Turri 7. New insights into the socio-politics of humour Maria Grazia Turri 8. The historicised subject: psychoanalytic discourse, Cultural Materialism, laughter and power Bridget Escolme 9. Cuckolds and madmen: comic strength in the notoriously weak Bridget Escolme 10. Laughing with the 'whole pack' of us: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and comic strength in contemporary production of early modern drama Bridget Escolme 11. Reading comedy as genre through the manic defence Maria Grazia Turri 12. Elements of unconscious emotional processes for a socio-politics of comedy Maria Grazia Turri Conclusions: a dialogue Index
List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: the Research in Action audience experiment at Shakespeare's Globe Bridget Escolme and Maria Grazia Turri 2. Psychoanalytic rationale of the audience experiment Maria Grazia Turri 3. Researching unconscious responses to early modern characters at Shakespeare's Globe: results Maria Grazia Turri 4. A new theory of humour as manic defence Maria Grazia Turri 5. Reading theories of humour through the manic defence Maria Grazia Turri 6. The ecology of laughter and humour at the intersection of culture and biology Maria Grazia Turri 7. New insights into the socio-politics of humour Maria Grazia Turri 8. The historicised subject: psychoanalytic discourse, Cultural Materialism, laughter and power Bridget Escolme 9. Cuckolds and madmen: comic strength in the notoriously weak Bridget Escolme 10. Laughing with the 'whole pack' of us: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and comic strength in contemporary production of early modern drama Bridget Escolme 11. Reading comedy as genre through the manic defence Maria Grazia Turri 12. Elements of unconscious emotional processes for a socio-politics of comedy Maria Grazia Turri Conclusions: a dialogue Index
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