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Stereotyping Arab women in jokes circulated on social media during the coronavirus crisis
Abstract Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in late 2019, fear and panic dominated the content of online news. Simultaneously, there was a prevalence
Ambivalent laughter: the key to preserving playtime
Abstract Arguments over the future of school playtime continue back and forth. Opinions range from the interval period envisaged as a waste of teaching and
Humour of religious satire and linguistic dexterity of Nigerian stand-up comedy
Abstract Stand-up comedy, as a humorous performance, is a quintessential narrative that chronicles sociological realities of human endeavours. Its humour, as a new subgenre of
Pun-based jokes and linguistic creativity: designing 3R-module
Abstract The development of creativity becomes a significant issue in the era of automation and information technologies. Linguistic creativity can increase the inventiveness and resourcefulness
Ain’t that funny? A jurisprudential analysis of humour in Europe and the U.S.
Abstract This paper provides a legislative and jurisprudential comparative of European and U.S. case Law on humour. Whilst the Europe-U.S. comparison, in the ambit of
Joke identification, comprehension and appreciation by Spanish intermediate ESL learners: an exploratory study
Abstract This paper reports on an exploratory study examining joke identification, appreciation and comprehension by Spanish intermediate ESL learners. The study is based on a
The role of humour in tourism discourse: the case of Montenegro
Abstract This paper focuses on the role of humour as a persuasive tool of tourism destinations’ communication and as a means of creating the destination’s
“Happy wives” and “sad husbands”: a decrypting analysis of Covid-19 humorous expressions
Abstract The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic (a global health emergency) following its ravaging spread and increasing death toll that led to the unprecedented
The use of humour in medical education: students’ perspective
Abstract In early 20th century, Sir William Osler supported the use of humour as an efficacious tool in medical education, which continues to be used
Antiracism in Othello sketch comedy, 1967-1999
Abstract Despite Shakespeare’s rejection of comic, racist stereotypes in Othello, minstrel shows offered racist blackface caricatures of slaves and others of African descent that filtered
“Kwatakwata by June diεε…”: internet humour used during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by social media users in Ghana
Abstract The first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as stressful. People make light of stressful situations in different ways. Ghanaians are known
Ten years of the European Journal of Humour Research
Abstract This article marks the first decade of the European Journal of Humour Research. We wish to thank all our Authors and Editorial Team
Hideous or hilarious? The fine line between disgust and humour
Abstract The article compares disgust as defined by the Parasite Avoidance Theory and humour explained through the Benign Violation Theory in order to analyse whether
Lexico-semantic means of pun creation in Spanish jokes about La Gomera by Caco Santacruz
Abstract The research note deals with the analysis of lexico-semantic means used in the creation of the pun, such as homonymy, polysemy, and also morphological