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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2013 22:23:29 GMT -5
This theory is put forward by the humor research lab (HURL). The theory builds on work by a linguist, Tom Veatch, and integrates existing humor theories to propose that humor occurs when and only when three conditions are satisfied: (1) a situation is violation, (2) the situation is benign, and (3) both perceptions occur simultaneously. Mcgraw discusses it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysSgG5V-R3Uand at his website: www.understandinghumor.org/ |
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Post by Admin on Jan 28, 2013 22:32:19 GMT -5
I actually posted this because, shortly after this forum was created, I came across their website and it seems they too are attempting to make a forum called "understanding humor" which seems to be almost exactly what I had in mind (I feel so unoriginal). But , I like this theory, it reminds of various incongruity theory-related models. I wonder if any work on it might extend to what makes the perception of a "violation". Violations seem to be related to personal safety in some way...but can it be stretched to be simply violations in perception. If humor were always related to personal safety (although the idea of the self for this to work would have to be stretched to a more culturally constructed aspects of self construction.... R.D.V. GLASGOW actually talks about this in split down the sides) it would explain why it often seems to be related to the realm of the "human" (I know Bergson makes this point but I wonder who else does). But I'm not sure it is always related to personal safety..perhaps I need to read more on this theory when I have the time.
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