Comedy and social science towards a methodology of funny - Watson, Cate. (New York : Routledge, 2015)
1. Introduction : if it's not funny, it's not true ... -- 2. Origins and theories of humour and laughter -- 3. Irony and the ironic imagination -- 4. Satire -- 5. Parody : an onerous confusion? -- 6. Humour and laughter in the research process -- 7. Writing for publication : the importance of the paratext -- 8. Comedy and social science : a very brief (unscientific) conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Comic, The, in literature; Humor in literature; Wit and humor -- Social aspects