| WALSBERGEROVÁ, Tereza. Laughing at Robots : Synthesising Humour and Cyber-paranoia in Portrayals of Artificial Intelligence in Welcome to Night Vale. European Journal of Humour Research. Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies, 2018, vol. 6, No 3, p. 1-12. ISSN 2307-700X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.7592/EJHR2018.6.3.walsbergerova. |
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@article{1468636,
author = {Walsbergerová, Tereza},
article_number = {3},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.7592/EJHR2018.6.3.walsbergerova},
keywords = {relief theory; artificial intelligence; cyber-paranoia; anxiety; anxiety-discharge; sentience-ambiguity; the uncanny valley; paranoid fiction; Welcome to Night Vale},
language = {eng},
issn = {2307-700X},
journal = {European Journal of Humour Research},
title = {Laughing at Robots : Synthesising Humour and Cyber-paranoia in Portrayals of Artificial Intelligence in Welcome to Night Vale},
url = {https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/266/pdf},
volume = {6},
year = {2018}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1468636
AU - Walsbergerová, Tereza
PY - 2018
TI - Laughing at Robots : Synthesising Humour and Cyber-paranoia in Portrayals of Artificial Intelligence in Welcome to Night Vale
JF - European Journal of Humour Research
VL - 6
IS - 3
SP - 1-12
EP - 1-12
PB - Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
SN - 2307700X
KW - relief theory
KW - artificial intelligence
KW - cyber-paranoia
KW - anxiety
KW - anxiety-discharge
KW - sentience-ambiguity
KW - the uncanny valley
KW - paranoid fiction
KW - Welcome to Night Vale
UR - https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/266/pdf
L2 - https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/266/pdf
N2 - This article addresses the synthesis of humour and paranoia in portrayals of artificial intelligence (AI) in the popular American podcast Welcome to Night Vale (2012-). It argues that contrary to the Relief Theory, fusing humour and cyber-paranoia does not help release the tension (anxious energy) generated within the narrative. Rather, the synthesis of humour and paranoia maintains suspense by creating within the narratives moments of ambiguity with the potential to leave the reader or audience caught between fear and laughter after the story ends.
ER -
WALSBERGEROVÁ, Tereza. Laughing at Robots : Synthesising Humour and Cyber-paranoia in Portrayals of Artificial Intelligence in Welcome to Night Vale. \textit{European Journal of Humour Research}. Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies, 2018, vol.~6, No~3, p.~1-12. ISSN~2307-700X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.7592/EJHR2018.6.3.walsbergerova.
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