The Relationship between Irony, Sarcasm and Cynicism

Räwel, Jörg

doi:10.1007/bf03379652

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“…Defining irony seems to be an ironic endeavor in itself, as irony appears to be an umbrella term associated with multiple connotations and understandings (Dynel, 2014). Irony often overlaps with or is seen as identical to sarcasm and cynicism (Räwel, 2007) or humor and satire (Fine & Martin, 1990). The concept is loaded with ambiguity, opening a conduit for double meanings and social context dependency (Wright, 1978).…”

Section: Framing Ironymentioning

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Middle Aged Men in Lycra and the Performative Irony of Watching Tour de France

Wagner

Nielsen

Hybholt

2023

Communication & Sport

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Middle Aged Man in Lycra (MAMIL) is a cultural phenomenon associated with a gendered and conspicuous practice that can be inclusive by attracting individuals not previously engaged in physical activities as well as exclusive due to its gender and socio-economic conformity. Inspired by the works of Linda Hutcheon and Judith Butler, we argue that the MAMIL is an ironic figure constituting a complex and multifaceted character deeply embedded in a particular cultural context. By analyzing a TV advertising spot for Tour de France 2021 which embraces the MAMIL, the purpose of this study is to illustrate how ironic communication is productive as it leads to multiple performativities of irony. We identify four performativities in the spot which are: Irony as a way to cope with an aging male body; Irony as a way to identify with competitive elite sportsmen; (Self-) irony as enabling an exclusive male community and masculinity through humor; and Irony as legitimizing mass media consumption of cycling. We argue that the irony reaches beyond a mere humorous stance and serves a legitimizing and preservative function of road cycling as a male-dominated terrain.

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Section: Framing Ironymentioning

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Middle Aged Men in Lycra and the Performative Irony of Watching Tour de France

Wagner

Nielsen

Hybholt

2023

Communication & Sport

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Memes als Umgang mit der Corona-Pandemie – Aneignung und Auflehnung in Zeiten eines gesellschaftlichen Ausnahmezustandes

Klinge,

Müller

2023

Pädagogik Des Gesellschaftlichen Ausnahmezustandes

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Narsizm ve Sinizmin Mitolojik Kökenlerine Disiplinlerarası Bağlamda Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım

Canbolat

Bedük

2022

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi

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Örgütsel davranış literatüründe gün geçtikçe daha popüler kavramlar olmaya başlayan narsizm ve sinizmin kökenleri, birçok araştırmada Antik Yunana dayandırılmaktadır. Bu dayanımda narsizmin kaynağı Narkissos miti ile sinizmin kaynağı ise kinizm felsefesi ile bağdaştırılmaktadır. Her ne kadar baskın referanslar bu yönde olsa da bu durumun yanlış bir aktarımdan ibaret olduğunu savunan araştırmalara da rastlamak mümkündür. Narsizm ve sinizmin, mitoloji, örgütsel davranış ve psikoloji gibi birbirinden farklı disiplinlerde çalışılıyor olması tartışmaların sonuçsuz kalmasına neden olmaktadır. Buradan hareketle araştırmanın amacı; narsizm ve sinizm kavramlarının yüzyıllarca gelişen kültürel yapısına ve bu kavramların -modern dünya ile bağdaşımı noktasında- yanlış aktarımı olasılığına ilişkin çekincelerin dile getirilmesini kapsamaktadır.

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The Relationship between Irony, Sarcasm and Cynicism

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Middle Aged Men in Lycra and the Performative Irony of Watching Tour de France

Middle Aged Men in Lycra and the Performative Irony of Watching Tour de France

Memes als Umgang mit der Corona-Pandemie – Aneignung und Auflehnung in Zeiten eines gesellschaftlichen Ausnahmezustandes

Narsizm ve Sinizmin Mitolojik Kökenlerine Disiplinlerarası Bağlamda Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım

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