Olaf Kühne

1. Introduction.- 2. Basic Theoretical Considerations on the Book.- 3. Irony as a Mode of Communication and its Operationalization as Satire in the Form of a Caricature Practice.- 4. University Life in Caricatures—An Ironic Look at Small and Big Failures.- 5. Conclusion: Failure as a Normal Case—Turning to the Productive Aspects of University and Academic-biographical Breakpoints.