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The relation between teaching the Arabic language using humour and reading comprehension at Elementary School in the Arab Sector in Israel
Abstract This research examines the extent to which the integration of humorous literary texts in teaching the Arabic language affects achievement in reading comprehension among
Laughing at robots: synthesising humour and cyber-paranoia in portrayals of artificial intelligence in Welcome to Night Vale
Abstract This article addresses the synthesis of humour and paranoia in portrayals of artificial intelligence (AI) in the popular American podcast Welcome to Night Vale
Humor of the intimate: Female humor and women policies in Turkey
Abstract This study focuses on the women policies of the Turkish government and the female humour that is created in response to these policies. A
Book review: Farjami, Mahmud (2017). Iranian Political Satirists: Experience and Motivation in the Contemporary Era. Topics in Humour Research 5. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Abstract Review of the book 'Iranian Political Satirists’, by Mahmud Farjami. References Bell, Nancy 2007. How native and non-English speakers adapt to humour in intercultural
Book review. Cross, Julie (2011). Humour in Contemporary Junior Literature. New York: Routledge.
Abstract It is a book review of Humour in Contemporary Junior Literature by Julie Cross. References McNoughton, C. (1987). There’s an Awful Lot of Weirdos in
The Second Conference on Historical Humour, 26-27 October 2017, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract The Second Conference on Historical Humour took place on October 26-27, 2017 at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (Poland). The conference was
Humour in online comments regarding Montenegro’s accession to NATO
Abstract The empirical analysis in this paper deals with establishing humour examples based on script opposition patterns in online comments regarding Montenegro’s accession to NATO.
Extending ethnic humour theory: Genuine vs. functional ethnic jokе scripts
Abstract Most ethnic humour that has been studied so far consists of jokes which use ethnically non-specific qualities such as stupidity or canniness in order
Election campaign tools in Hungarian humour magazines in the second half of the 19th century
Abstract In my research paper I examine the first two election campaigns in Hungary following the Astro-Hungarian Compromise (1867), in particular, the ways the campaigns
“Who sharpens the knives in my house?” Belarusian jokes about adultery at the turn of the 21st century
Abstract This paper is a tribute to Belarusian folklorist and ethnographer Uladzimir Sysou (1951-1997) whose extensive legacy includes collecting 139 jokes during his field research
Typowy Janusz and Bad Luck Brian: On meme characters from a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective
Abstract The Poles’ observations regarding the reality of the last decades motivated the creation of certain meme characters deeply set in the Polish culture and
Editorial: Humour in Eastern Europe 2
Abstract This special issue of the EJHR, inspired by the humour session of the 7th Across Borders conference. held in Tartu, Estonia in April 2017,
Book review. Yus, Francisco (2016). Humour and Relevance. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Abstract This paper sets out to offer a review of the book by F. Yus (2016). Humour and Relevance. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins. References Attardo,
Book review. Sørensen, Majken (2016). Humour in Political Activism: Creative Nonviolent Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan.
Abstract Book review. Sørensen, Majken (2016). Humour in Political Activism: Creative Nonviolent Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan. References Bourdieu, P. (1990). The Logic of Practice. Polity Press.