Laughter [ Communication ]
… while an uncontrolled guffaw – especially triggered by a ‘lowbrow’ joke – was anything but. Laughter was scrutinised with vigour by notable thinkers and theorists of sociability; broaching issues of wit, sincerity, taste and bodily control, nothing exposes the anxieties and aspirations inherent in sociability quite like laughter. Practices > Communication Keywords Humour Impoliteness Laughter Manners Politeness Taste Wit In May 1787, author-turned cleric Thomas Monro devoted an issue of his short-lived periodical to the topic of …
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