03567oam 22006014a 450 991088299800332120240902205306.00-9834639-1-3(CKB)34399711200041(OCoLC)1453283509(MdBmJHUP)musev2_124678(EXLCZ)993439971120004120111027d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierClowns and Jokers Can Heal Us : Comedy and Medicine / Albert Howard Carter IIISan Francisco, CA :University of California Medical Humanities Consortium,2011.©2011.1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations ;Perspectives in medical humanitiesIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.Comedy, a cancer patient, a clown -- Vonnie, the hospital clown -- Party time! A ritual of black humor in the emergency room and one forty-year-old joke -- From comforting clowns to ironic jokers : the many kinds and purposes of comedy -- Talking past taboo : when language mentions the unmentionable -- Imagine that! Images of the regrettably mechanical body -- Humour characters and their stories -- "Take this, you moron!" : The joys and sorrows of Freudian attacks -- Aging and death : we're all in the same damn boat -- Brunhilde blesses the ICU and other hospital humor -- Rabid fluffy, the emergency room scapedog -- "Smile when you say that, mister" : conclusions about clowns and jokers.From the cover. Why do we tell jokes about dcotors and hospitals? Why do patients often initiate humor with healthcare workers? Howard Carter presents and analyzes humor inside and outside of the hospital. He argues that rituals of comedy affirm our humanity, aid healing, and should be routinely part of medical care. Carter discusses a wide range of comedy: the work of a hospital clown, ER humor that ranges from the playful to the harsh, humor that breaks taboo, humorous uses of imagery, character, and story, Freudian attacks, and jokes about sex, aging, and deathl. Humor, he finds, helps us deal with difficult subjects, creates social bonds, and affirms positive values. Because humor frees our imaginations and gives us pleasure, it provides a humane context for maintaining health when we are well and for healing when we are sick.Perspectives in medical humanities.Wit and humorTherapeutic usefast(OCoLC)fst01176301Wit and humor in medicinefast(OCoLC)fst01176304Humour en medecineHumourEmploi en therapeutiqueLaughter TherapyWit and Humor as TopicWit and humor in medicineWit and humorTherapeutic useElectronic books. Wit and humorTherapeutic use.Wit and humor in medicine.Humour en medecine.HumourEmploi en therapeutique.Laughter TherapyWit and Humor as TopicWit and humor in medicine.Wit and humorTherapeutic use.616.89/165Carter Albert Howard1943-1771493UC Medical Humanities Consortium.MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910882998003321Clowns and Jokers Can Heal Us4261764UNINA