Freud's classic study of humor argues jokes release repressed sexual, aggressive, and cynical desires through the same mechanisms as dreams.
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Freud's classic study of humor argues jokes release repressed sexual, aggressive, and cynical desires through the same mechanisms as dreams.
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Building on the crucial insight that jokes use many of the same mechanisms he had already discovered in dreams, Freud developed one of the richest and most comprehensive theories of humour that has ever been produced. Jokes, he argues, provide immense pleasure by allowing us to express many of our deepest sexual, aggressive and cynical thoughts and feelings which would otherwise remain repressed. In elaborating this central thesis, he brings together a dazzling set of puns, anecdotes, snappyone-...
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Sexual content
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Recurring analysis of sexual jokes and repressed sexual instincts
Violence & gore
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Hostile and aggressive joke themes discussed theoretically
Profanity
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Occasional coarse wording within joke examples
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Jewish cultural anecdotes and marriage-broker jokes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Cynical social critique; early 20th-century Viennese culture
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content
Abuse & suffering
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Jokes involving scapegoating, hostility, and sexual aggression
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