It takes the average reader 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Laughing Matters by Giorgio Baruchello
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
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.
Laughing Matters by Giorgio Baruchello is 490 pages long, and a total of 122,500 words.
This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 9 minutes to read Laughing Matters aloud.
Laughing Matters is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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