What is Black Humor?

American Humour
Humour theories
What is Black Humour?
Toxic masculinity
Cultural historical context; whiteness
What does humour do to masculinity?
feminisation of American culture
Jakyl and Hyde; plot twist
Story of loss; industry. to post industr.
Theoretical approach: Gender studies, masculinity studies, humour studies
Comparing project to existing research what are the limitations of the project (what does it do, what it doesn’t/can’t do).
research questions: ? (How is the theory of black humour presented through masculinity and violence in the film fight club?)
provide thesis statement. The installation of these features embedded in a morbid and ironic framework can be assigned to the concept of Black Humour.)