Humor and Health in the Media
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Humor and Health in the Media

Raising the Question, Should Illness be Funny?

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Humor and Health in the Media

Raising the Question, Should Illness be Funny?

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About This Book

Examining popular media portrayals of various health topics, this book offers a critical analysis of how those mediated messages can impact, for good or ill, people's physical and mental health.

Looking specifically at how various depictions of health topics have both aided in the normalization of health topics such as neurodiversity and HIV while also critiquing the dissemination of misinformation on these same topics, this book offers insight into the ways in which humorous content can both help and hurt. The author draws on a critical analysis of popular media including shows, social media, and stand-up specials, as well as interviews with those who use humor within health settings, such as Red Nose Docs, comedians who focus on their own health issues.

This insightful study will interest scholars and students of health in popular culture as well as health communication, media studies, public health administration, and health policy.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
ISBN
9781040109540
Edition
1
Topic
Ciencias sociales
Subtopic
Estudios de medios

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Preface
  9. 1 How and Why We Experience Humor
  10. 2 A History of Humor and Health
  11. 3 Laughing Through the Pain Benefits of Humor
  12. 4 The Dangers and Dark Sides of Humor
  13. 5 Humor and Stand-Up: Healing Through Storytelling
  14. 6 Serious Illness, Silly Conversation
  15. 7 That’s Not Funny: When Comedy Misses the Mark
  16. 8 I Got a Joke for You: Building Community through Social Media Platforms
  17. Conclusion
  18. Index