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Exoticism in literature --- Imperialism in literature --- Müller, Robert,

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Part 2 of Volume 3 addresses in detail the conflicts between humor and cruelty, i.e., how cruelty can be unleashed against humor and, conversely, humor can be utilized against cruelty. Potent enmities to mirth and jollity are retrieved from a variety of socio-historical contexts, ranging from Europe’s medieval monasteries to the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre. Special attention is paid to the cruel humor and humorous cruelty arising thereof, insofar as such phenomena can reveal critical aspects of today’s neoliberal socio-economic order. In parallel, settings where humor has been used as an instrument to cope with suffered cruelty, whether natural or human in origin, are also retrieved and discussed. These also vary greatly and encompass domains such as hospital wards, 20th-century Jewish ghettoes, and contemporary funeral homes. A set of concluding reflections is then offered on the psychological, theological, ethical, and metaphysical roots of humor—and its cruel rejection.

English literature. --- Imperialism in literature. --- Cruelty. --- humour. --- paradox. --- sex.

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National characteristics [American ] --- Imperialism in literature --- Imperialism in motion pictures

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Imperialism in literature --- Race in literature --- Sex in literature --- Cannibalism

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Imperialism in literature --- Space in literature --- Place (Philosophy) in literature