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Laughing in Space: Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Towards a New Humor Framework
Title
Laughing in Space: Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Towards a New Humor Framework.
Creator
Thurmon, Ryan, Martin, Thomas L., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
Humor’s effect on the audience’s relationship to the object, or speaker, of humor has often been neglected, and creating a framework by which scholars can examine how humor works to alter the relationship between audience and other fills this gap. Additionally, the definition of science fiction relies on the existence of a cognitively estranging other and under this definition, humor has not been thoroughly studied. This thesis attempts to explain how humor affects audiences cognitively,...
Show moreHumor’s effect on the audience’s relationship to the object, or speaker, of humor has often been neglected, and creating a framework by which scholars can examine how humor works to alter the relationship between audience and other fills this gap. Additionally, the definition of science fiction relies on the existence of a cognitively estranging other and under this definition, humor has not been thoroughly studied. This thesis attempts to explain how humor affects audiences cognitively, utilizing Hegel’s theory of self and other, and then applies this theoretical explanation to the field of science fiction and examines its effects.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004894, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004894
Subject Headings
Heinlein, Robert A.--(Robert Anson),--1907-1988.--Moon is a harsh mistress--Criticism and interpretation., Humor in literature., Wit and humor--Psychological aspects., Comic, The, in literature.
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dark, uncertain fate
Title
A dark, uncertain fate: homophobia, graphic novels, and queer identity.
Creator
Buso, Michael., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This thesis focuses primarily on homophobia and how it plays a role in the construction of queer identities, specifically in graphic novels and comic books. The primary texts being analyzed are Alan Moore's Lost Girls, Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Michael Chabon's prose novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Throughout these and many other comics, queer identities reflect homophobic stereotypes rather than resisting them. However, this thesis argues that,...
Show moreThis thesis focuses primarily on homophobia and how it plays a role in the construction of queer identities, specifically in graphic novels and comic books. The primary texts being analyzed are Alan Moore's Lost Girls, Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Michael Chabon's prose novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Throughout these and many other comics, queer identities reflect homophobic stereotypes rather than resisting them. However, this thesis argues that, despite the homophobic tendencies of these texts, the very nature of comics (their visual aspects, panel structures, and blank gutters) allows for an alternative space for positive queer identities.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2100584
Subject Headings
Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Criticism and interpretation, Sex in literature, Homophobia, Gender identity, Comic books, strips, etc, History and criticism
Format
Document (PDF)