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πολὺν γέλων: laughter, humour & Greek tragedy [PDF]

, 2023
This DPhil builds upon the relatively limited prior research into laughter and humour in Greek tragedy. Recent and long-standing social theories of laughter are introduced to account for the textual instances of γέλως ‘laughter’ vocabulary in extant ...
Middleton, Alison
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‘School is their whole world’: Teachers' perspectives on loneliness among children and adolescents from England and mainland China

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As front‐line observers and active participants in pupils' daily lives, teachers closely monitor pupils' social interactions, emotional states and behavioural changes. Their unique perspective enables them to detect problems in the social lives of their pupils that may not be immediately visible to peers, parents or mental health professionals.
Yixuan Zheng, Charlotte Bagnall, Caroline Bond, Elizabeth Birchinall, Pamela Qualter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humour in television series: an audiovisual analysis [PDF]

, 2022
openIl progetto riguarda l'analisi dello humour che accompagna una grande quantità di serie televisive degli ultimi anni: partendo da una spiegazione delle tipologie trovate che possono variare dal livello linguistico a quello sociale e culturale, si ...
MAGGIOLO, CHIARA
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Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Internationalising the teacher education curriculum: An analysis of syllabi and student experiences

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Internationalisation has increasingly become a key dimension of quality in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. Although it is recognised as a means to strengthen future teachers' competencies and expand their professional knowledge, it remains underdeveloped in practice.
Nafsika Alexiadou, Mai Trang Vu
wiley   +1 more source

Associations Between Self and Peer's Fear of Fat in Predicting Dietary Restraint, Weight/Shape/Eating Concerns, and Thin‐Ideal Internalization: A Dyadic Exploration in Female Friend Pairs

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Fear of fat may reflect concern regarding rejection one may experience at a higher weight. Peers play a major role in socialization and support during adolescence and young adulthood. While studies have highlighted peers as an important source of influence underlying disordered eating, it is unclear whether one's own fear of fat or ...
Shannon M. O'Connor, Caroline G. Martin, Leora L. Haller, Shannon Marhan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthy Humour: Shot Put and Social Distancing

, 2022
The series “Healthy Humour” – five humorous COVID-19 information clips created by science communication student Eliza Martin – has been shared with all ACT schools.
Martin, Eliza
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From Policy Presence to Policy Performance: Adaptive Improvisation and the Everyday Politics of Plastic Burning Bans in Rural Indonesia

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Open burning plastics is a major environmental health hazard in low‐ and middle‐income countries, releasing toxic pollutants and exacerbating climate change. Although Indonesia prohibits plastic burning, enforcement in rural settings remains fragile.
Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Sekar Aqila Salsabila, Devita Rahmani Ratri, Asri Maharani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Geordie joke: the role of humour in the reaffirmation of regional identity [PDF]

, 1990
There are two parallel themes involved in the construction of this thesis. One of these themes is the goal of showing the sociological relevance of the study of humour, and the other is the means to achieve the goal, by showing the role of humour in ...
Barton, Carl
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Community as Medicine: A Qualitative Exploration of Meaningful Social Support and Health for Trans‐ and Gender‐Diverse People in England

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The poor mental and physical health of trans‐ and gender‐diverse (TGD) young people is well established and commonly attributed to gender minority stress. Although recent research has shown that social support can mitigate these effects, less attention has been paid to the psychological processes through which this occurs.
Chase Staras, Juliet Wakefield, Daragh McDermott, Bethany Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source