The paper presents a model of parody, viewed as a distorted imitation of a text, dis-course, behavior or trait of a person performed in order to elicit laughter. Focusing on the parody of politicians as a way to discredit them for persuasive purposes, a qualita-tive analysis is presented of the parody of a Mayor of Rome by an Italian comedian. The role of allusion in parody, and its consequent dependency on culturally shared knowledge are highlighted, and the function of ridicule as a form of moralistic aggres-sion is stressed. Finally a first flash of a procedure for the construction of a parody machine is provided, based on the cognitive process of parody in humans.
Poggi, I., D’Errico, F. (2013). Towards the Parody Machine. Qualitative Analysis and Cognitive Processes in the Parody of a Politician. In New Trends in Image Analysis and Processing – ICIAP 2013 (pp.491-500). BERLIN, HEIDELBERG : Springer [10.1007/978-3-642-41190-8_53].
Towards the Parody Machine. Qualitative Analysis and Cognitive Processes in the Parody of a Politician
POGGI, Isabella;D’Errico F.
2013-01-01
Abstract
The paper presents a model of parody, viewed as a distorted imitation of a text, dis-course, behavior or trait of a person performed in order to elicit laughter. Focusing on the parody of politicians as a way to discredit them for persuasive purposes, a qualita-tive analysis is presented of the parody of a Mayor of Rome by an Italian comedian. The role of allusion in parody, and its consequent dependency on culturally shared knowledge are highlighted, and the function of ridicule as a form of moralistic aggres-sion is stressed. Finally a first flash of a procedure for the construction of a parody machine is provided, based on the cognitive process of parody in humans.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
