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Book review: Milbrodt, Teresa (2022). Sexy Like Us: Disability, Humour, and Sexuality. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.
Abstract Book review References Castells, M. (1996). The network society. The information age: Economy, society and culture. Vol. 1. Blackwell. Debord, G. (1977 [1967]). The
Book review: Chukwuma, Ignatius (ed). (2022). Sexual Humour in Africa. London: Routledge.
Abstract Book review References Dune, M. (2007). Calvinist humour in American literature. Louisiana State Press. Keough, W. (1990). Punchlines. Paragon House. Yahiaoui, R. (2022). Stereotyping
Humor and allusions on screen: looking into translation strategies of The Simpsons
Abstract Contemporary texts often require a reader or viewer with vast background knowledge. One of the reasons behind this is intertextuality: every text is reliant,
Creative uses of language to invoke sex-related taboos in Churchill Raw comedy shows
Abstract Churchill Raw event facilitates creative self-expression of young comedians through the incorporation of a variety of sex-related taboo topics. Yet, the multicultural nature of
Subtitling Arabic humour into English: the case of Arabic stand-up comedies on Netflix
Abstract This article examines how humour in Arabic stand-up comedies is translated into English in an audio-visual context. The study uses a case study of
Book review: Straßburger, Lena (2022). Humour and Horror: Different Emotions, Similar Linguistic Processing Strategies. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
Abstract Book review References Attardo, S. (1994). Linguistic theories of humour (Humour Research 1). Mouton de Gruyter. Attardo, S. (2017). The General Theory of Verbal
What did the Portuguese laugh at 200 years ago?
Abstract This article aims to identify the existence of a laughter community in Portugal in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Based on research
“The General Said”: challenges in understanding Covid-19 memes
Abstract Times of trial require resorting to new methods for venting up the tension. Internet memes during the first outbreak of the pandemic proved to
Translating humour in children’s theatre for (unintended) diasporic audiences: Ion Creangă on Spanish stages
Abstract This article delves into children’s literature, more specifically, children’s theatre containing humour, and its double process of translation and/or adaptation, both “page to stage”
Contemporary political satirists: unlikely prophets?
Abstract The conventional understanding of the church’s prophetic witness is that it is founded on the prophets portrayed in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. They communicated
Identity investment in stand-up comedy and online sketches
Abstract The article focuses on identity investment in stand-up comedy and online sketches performed by Romanian (or of Romanian descent) comedians acting abroad (France and
Laughing at political opponents: Poroshenko’s vs. Zelensky’s supporters in memes
Abstract The paper is devoted to the analysis of the discursive dimension of the standoff between supporters of 6th Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and those
Book review: M.W. Shores (2021). The Comic Storytelling of Western Japan: Satire and Social Mobility in Kamigata Rakugo. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Abstract Book review References Chafe, W. (2007). The importance of not being earnest: The feeling behind laughter and humor. John Benjamins. Katsura Sunshine. (2014, 20
Flirting with the Israeli Prime Minister, humorously
Abstract This article examines a specific type of supportive, make-believe, playful humour called here flirting humour, which serves to create a positioning of symmetry and