Waves of laughter : comic surfing on Bergson’s mechanical inelasticity
(2020)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I., & Diddams, N. (2021). Waves of laughter : comic surfing on Bergson’s mechanical inelasticity. Comedy Studies, 12(1), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2020.1850107
Bergson’s concept of ‘mechanical inelasticity’ from his influential essay Laughter (1900, 2010, 5) remains a staple of comic theory. Bergson’s focus was on what impels laughter in social contexts. In viewing the raising of laughter as a process, i.e.... Read More about Waves of laughter : comic surfing on Bergson’s mechanical inelasticity.