He Who Laughs Last: Humor Psyche and Society

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor of Broadcast Communication Arts at San Francisco State University. Professor Berger's academic interests lie in the areas of popular culture, media, communication, humor, and structuralism. He received his Ph.D. in american Studies from the University of Minnesota. Professor Berger has previously taught at the University of Minnesota and at the University of Milan. A nationally recognized authority on popular culture, he is the author of several books, including The Comic-Stripped American. His most recent book, Television as an Instrument of Terror, is a collection of essays on media, popular culture, and everyday life. Professor Berger participated in the 1973 Institute on National Affairs, Pop! Goes Our Culture.

Part of the National Affairs Series: Humor in America.