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The lawyer as animal in American lawyer jokes
Abstract In the early 1980s a new joke cycle appeared in the USA, and has continued to flourish ever since. This is the lawyer joke
Gelotophobia in practice and the implications of ignoring it
Abstract Over 85 empirical articles investigating the fear of being laughed at have been published. Still, the question “why bother with another inter-individual differences variable?”
Teachers’ perceptions of humour as a classroom teaching, interaction, and management tool
Abstract Although research into humour in education contexts has increased sharply over the past decade, there are still relatively few studies related to its impact
Burning effigies with Bakhtinian laughter
Abstract The hanging or burning of effigies as an expression of dissent is a well-established genre of playful political protest. It is enacted in a
Graphic and political humour in Argentina: from Quino to Página 12
Abstract The article analyses the tradition of critical cartoons in Argentina using the lens of Freud’s conception of humour. After the end of the military
Revolutionary Games and repressive tolerance: on the hopes and limits of ludic citizenship
Abstract This essay considers examples of boisterous game play, including ludic movement activity and humour in the context of the Occupy Wall Street movement in
Book review: De Rosa G.L., Bianchi F., de Laurentiis A. & Perego E. (eds.) (2014). Translating Humour in Audiovisual Texts. Bern: Peter Lang. 533 pp.
Abstract Book review: Gian Luigi De Rosa, Francesca Bianchi, Antonella de Laurentiis & Elisa Perego (eds.) (2014). Translating Humour in Audiovisual Texts. Bern: Peter Lang.
“It’s not a joke!” Bio-art and the aesthetics of humour
Abstract An analysis of the rhetoric and aesthetics of humour in Adam Zaretsky’s oeuvre will attest to bio-art’s capacity to open up a new critical
Clowns, buffoons and the killing laugh: An investigation of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army’s (CIRCA) power to disrupt and provoke through joy and humour
Abstract This essay offers an experiential account of the development of “rebel clowning” as a practice that emerged in the context of the anti-globalisation movements
Funny as hell: The functions of humour during and after genocide
Abstract The history of genocide is replete with various humorous treatments by different actors with distinctive objectives. This type of dark humour treats the topic,
Artivistic interventions as humorous re-appropriations
Abstract The article reflects on the synergic interaction of artistic creativity and activist engagement through a humorous approach of some contemporary civilian protest actions in
Book review: Zolczer, P., Litovkina, T., Barta, A., Puskás, A. (eds.) Humour in Contemporary Societies. Eruditio – Educatio 2014/3. Volume 9. 144 pp.
Abstract Book review: Zolczer, P., Litovkina, T., Barta, A., Puskás, A. (eds.) Humour in Contemporary Societies. Eruditio – Educatio 2014/3. Volume 9. 144 pp.
Book review: Brzozowska, D., Chłopicki, W. (eds). (2012). Polish Humour. Humour and Culture 2. Kraków: Tertium. 681 pp.
Abstract Book review: Brzozowska, D., Chłopicki, W. (eds). (2012). Polish Humour. Humour and Culture 2. Kraków: Tertium. 681 pp.
Available for You: The activist art of hospitality and friendship
Abstract The essay documents the action-installation Available for You, by the Israeli–Dutch artist duo Gil & Moti, in which they offer their free services to