Cosmic #48 Pieter de Poortere

In this episode, we start exploring the purpose and possibilities of black humour – a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless. Through this livemix, Camille revisits an interview with Comics Author Pieter de Poortere, the creator of the hilarious comics character Dickie.

• Dickie’s website
• Dickie on Instagram
• Dickie on Facebook
• A couple of academic studies about humour processing:
  • Humour as emotion regulation
  • Cognitive and emotional demands of black humour processing

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