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, utilizing Hegel’s
theory of self and other, and then applies this theoretical explanation to the field of
science fiction and examines its effects. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_38058 |
| Contributors | Thurmon, Ryan (author), Martin, Thomas L. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 61 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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