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Humor as a threat-coding mechanism
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2020 The integration of humour’s classical theories such as relief, superiority, and incongruity suggest that the differences and patterns in what we find funny are largely dependent on attaching an “explicably safe” meaning to novel entities.
Edward Greenberg
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Humorous phenomena in dramatic discourse
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2013 The paramount goal of this paper is to tease out a number of universal communicative phenomena which carry humour appreciated by the recipient of a drama series, based on data culled from a famous medical drama series, “House”.
Marta Dynel
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Why are you amused: Unveiling multimodal humor from the prototype theoretical perspective
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2018 This paper looks at multimodal humour through the lens of prototype theory in the framework of conventional incongruity theory of humour, aiming for a unified linguistic and semiotic approach to humour.
Qiaoyun Chen, Guiying Jiang
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Making Mining Licit: Gold, Commodification, and the Everyday Performance of Law in Colombia
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ethnographies of resource‐making have shown that the extraction of resource value from objects is premised on obviating the emplaced lifeworlds that surrounded objects before they traveled to consumer markets. Much of this literature looks at such supply‐chain disentanglement from the viewpoint of corporate and formal regulatory practices ...
Jesse Jonkman
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Instrumental Philanthropy, Nonprofit Theory, and Information Costs
Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2020 Instrumental philanthropy has gained attention and popularity in recent decades as an approach to maximizing the impact of giving. This article evaluates the suitability of the nonprofit institutional form, specifically the US public charity, as a ...
Mitchell George E., Calabrese Thad D.
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British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Background Scholars have reached a consensus on the influential roles and dynamic characteristics of epistemic emotions during the problem‐solving process; however, few research provided empirical evidence to reveal the temporal progression of these emotions.
Tingting Wang +5 more
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Punchline with(out) purpose: Integrating research on instructional humour and seductive details
British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction We integrated research on instructional humour and seductive details to investigate when affiliative course‐related humour is effective or rather ineffective for learning. We assumed that instructional humour without a cognitive function (irrelevant humour) would have detrimental effects on learning performance resembling the ...
Lisa Bender +2 more
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Women in Trouble: Much Ado About Nothing, Pride & Prejudice and Bridget Jones’s Diary
European Journal of American StudiesShakespeare’s Beatrice, Jane Austen’s Lizzie Bennet and Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones are three literary incarnations of the same female comic character. They share characteristics that make them all funny for the same reasons at vastly different times.
Franziska Quabeck
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Parental Views on Discipline and Parenting Practices Post‐Physical Punishment Ban in Wales
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Child physical punishment was outlawed in Wales in March 2022. Previous research suggests that legislative changes prohibiting physical punishment can positively influence attitudes towards child discipline methods. This exploratory study investigated the impact of this legislative ban on Welsh parents' attitudes towards physical punishment ...
Lauren James +1 more
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