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Finding Light in the Darkness: The Role of Humor [PDF]
, 2020 The human story of confrontations with darkness can be lightened with the aid of humor and ...
Ansello, Edward F.
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 131-141, March/April 2025.Abstract In the classroom, metabolism is often approached and received as a mundane exercise in memorization. Teaching metabolism also faces the challenge of negative perceptions that can impede learning. We sought to improve the learning experience in an undergraduate lecture course on microbial metabolism by implementing an illustrated story that ...
James B. McKinlay, Katherine Kearns
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Definitions of the humorous in Chris Rock and Russell Peters fan blogs: A discussion of the problem of incongruity [PDF]
, 2011 There is an old and unsolved problem in the philosophy of humour that examines the conditions under which some incongruities are deemed funny and some are not.
Weaver, S
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The Divisive Power of Humour: Comedy, Taste and Symbolic Boundaries [PDF]
, 2013 Using British and Dutch interview data, this article demonstrates how people from different social classes draw strong symbolic boundaries on the basis of comedy taste.
Bellevance G +10 more
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Incident‐Based Storytelling in Service‐Learning: Dental Learners’ Experiences and Key Insights
Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.Abstract Background Community service‐learning (CSL) is increasingly used in education to promote oral health equity and social responsibility; however, few studies have examined how reflective incident‐based storytelling narratives shape learner development within CSL contexts.
Abbas Jessani
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'It’s about expecting the unexpected’: Live stand-up comedy from the audiences’ perspective [PDF]
, 2011 Copyright @ 2011 The Authors.A dearth of research exists that examines live stand-up comedy from the audiences’ perspective. This empirical article redresses this neglect by examining the appeal of live stand-up comedy to audiences and revealing their ...
Myers, L
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Spartan Daily, October 9, 2000 [PDF]
, 2000 Volume 115, Issue 27https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/9594/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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No pain, no gain - the provocation of laughter in slapstick comedy [PDF]
, 2010 This article explores the relationship between danger and laughter in the work of a number of what might be defined as slapstick or physical comedians. The notion of physical comedians risking life and limb in order to generate laughter from an admiring ...
Peacock, Louise S
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Examining the rhetorical strategies employed in the humorous discourse of Chinese talk shows
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2023 Researchers have pointed out that rhetorical strategies have a significant impact on producing humour in Chinese talk shows, while few of them have investigated the factors that affect the rhetorical choice in humorous discourse in that context.
Tianli Zhou +4 more
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Opera Department Performance, April 24 and 26, 1996 [PDF]
, 1996 This is the concert program of the Opera Department performance on Wednesday and Friday, April 24 and 26, 1996 at 4:00 p.m., at the Boston University Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
School of Music, Boston University
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