I am writing an article for a magazine with the theme being "happiness and other affections in literature". My article is about how music lyrics that highlights emotions such as sadness and resentment have the opposite effect in some individuals, offering them ways to cope with emotions considered negative and making them happier people in a way, through a non standard affection.
I am an undergraduate anthropology student and any help, be it with the references for the article or suggestions about which way to go, will be much appreciated.
Thanks.
If I understand the premise of your research correctly, this might be connected with a well-known phenomenon called Schadenfreude, which--as you know--consists of feeling good or pleased about another people's misfortune--basically anything wrong happening to them. Humour can of course be a major constituent--whether intended or collateral. I can think of a great many examples in literature and every-day life, so I guess it must also be quite frequent when it comes to lyrics.
Try this music-specific link: https://www.public.asu.edu/~dnilsen/documents/musichumor.ppt
Or go here for a broader selection of different disciplines and/or topics: https://www.public.asu.edu/~dnilsen/
Or you can try emailing Don Nilsen with a specific question: [email protected]
- Badges
- Science method
- Similar topics
- Methodology
- Crystallography
- X-ray Diffraction