Humour and humanism. The role of funniness in an imperfect life
Jarno Hietalahti
Abstract This article explores the relationship between humour and humanism. We argue that humour is a pivotal part of human life, and demonstrate that it
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Negotiating instances of failed humour in a transient transnational community
Mareike Oesterle,Götz Schwab
Abstract This study explores how a transient transnational community of teacher educators responds to and negotiates instances of failed humour, addressing a specific research gap
Can celebrity comedians make any jokes? Unlocking the nature of humour among Indonesian celebrity comedians on social media
Ismail Tahir
Abstract Although humour on social media has attracted much attention in discourse and communication studies, little research has investigated this context among Indonesian celebrity comedians.
A systematic analysis of positive and negative humour styles
Almas Hussain,Yagmur Cerkez
Abstract The purpose of the present study was to analyse the previous literature and identify the trend changes in studies of humour styles within four
The effects of humour on mature students’ experience of/in higher education
Michaela Schriek
Abstract The focus of this study is on mature students in a UK university, returning to higher education after a gap of many years, and
Humor as a representation of community identity: an analysis of Sundanese verbal humor
Ronny Yudhi Septa Priana,Siti Karlinah,Dadang Rahmat Hidayat,Dian Wardiana Sjuchro
Abstract The presence of humour in every human activity makes it an interesting object of research to explore from the perspective of culture, language, function,
Humour as umbrella term: some implications of a classifier
Conal Condren
Abstract The word humour is often taken as an ‘umbrella term’. This article first briefly situates umbrella terms within a context of logically stable and
Interactional functions of raised eyebrows by ironists and their addressees
Julie Janssens,Clarissa de Vries,Geert Brône
Abstract Irony is not an exclusively verbal phenomenon: it may also be accompanied by bodily-visual cues such as facial expressions, head movements and gaze behaviour
Is humour effective in combating hate speech? Maybe not so clearly
Emmanuel Choquette,Sylvain Bédard,Amal Ben Ismail
Abstract This article presents the main findings of a study focusing on two elements concerning the fight against the circulation of hate speech on the
From Fantômas to The Black Doll: the aesthetics of silent cinema and the nonsense of Edward Gorey
Nikola Novaković
Abstract American author and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925–2000) was open in interviews about the importance of silent cinema for his work, and in particular the
“I was pissed off at her ignorance”: when an international student protests against racist humour in a university tutorial
Adrian Hale,Dennis Lam
Abstract This paper will discursively examine the complex power structures involved in the university setting, as exposed by a student’s verbalised objection to a tutor’s
“Interesting but incongruous”: Greek teacher attitudes towards teaching about humour within a critical literacy framework
Eleni Kapogianni,Vasia Tsami,Villy Tsakona,Argiris Archakis
Abstract The goal of this case study is to explore the attitudes of Greek secondary education teachers towards the teaching of humour within a critical
The rise of humour in creative cuisines
Anne Claire Yemsi Paillissé
Abstract This paper explores the diverse expressions and meanings of humour in contemporary creative cuisine restaurants, challenging the conventional idea that fine dining is incompatible
Hands up, Bozo! The difficulties of arresting humour
Mauricio Lecón
Abstract Humour is an elusive topic within the legal sphere. Contemporary discourse frequently struggles with whether comedians should be legally accountable for their often-controversial humour,
