Humor Makes Life More Tolerable. Interview with American Folklorist Trevor J. Blank
Humor Makes Life More Tolerable. Interview with American Folklorist Trevor J. Blank

Summary/Abstract: There was the International Society of Humor Studies conference in Tallinn (25–29 June) where American folklorist Dr. Trevor J. Blank presented his latest research topic called “How the Mighty Have Fallen: American Celebrity Scandals and Humor Dynamics Online” (https://youtu.be/8mSUD61TKFg). Dr. Blank is associate professor of communication at the State University of New York at Potsdam. He is the editor of Folklore and the Internet and Folk Culture in the Digital Age, and author of The Last Laugh: Folk Humor, Celebrity Culture, and Mass-Mediated Disasters in the Digital Age. In the light of Dr. Blank’s recent research, the Estonian Literary Museum conducted an interview with him in order to examine some crucial aspects of his work and ask about his approaches to his field of study.

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