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Playing with mental models : humour in the BBC comedy series The office / Henri de Jongste.
Van Pelt Library PN1992.77.O34 J66 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jongste, Henri de, author.
- Series:
- Topics in humor research (THR) ; volume 9.
- Topics in humor research (THR), 2212-8999 ; volume 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Office (Television program : Great Britain).
- Situation comedies (Television programs)--Great Britain--History and criticism.
- Situation comedies (Television programs).
- Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.
- Wit and humor.
- Television viewers--Psychology.
- Television viewers.
- Mental representation.
- Cognition and culture.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 301 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2020]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Constructing mental models
- Properties of mental models
- Mental models and The office
- Humour theories and mental models (1)
- Humour theories and mental models (2)
- Playing with private mental models
- Playing with presenting public mental models
- Playing with negotiating public mental models
- Character personalities
- Concluding remarks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Jongste, Henri de. Playing with mental models
- ISBN:
- 9789027205599
- 9027205590
- OCLC:
- 1140699671
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