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An examination of the personality traits and sense of humour of Paralympic athletes

The European Journal of Humour Research
The aim of this study is to examine the personality traits and humour styles of Paralympic athletes. The relational screening model was used in the study, and 292 Paralympic athletes were evaluated.
Taner Atasoy, Atike Yılmaz
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The comic, not the comedy: effect of joke-origin-induced expectancy on cognitive humour. [PDF]

Objectives: The present set of experiments examined whether humour expectancy (determined by the joke teller) impacts the humour evaluation of jokes. Design: Across four experiments, participants rated jokes purportedly delivered via celebrity comedians
Mistry, K., Johnson, A.J.
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Humour and ex-Yugoslav nations: is there any truth in the stereotypes? [PDF]

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2020
This study explores the issue of humour stereotyping between ex-Yugoslav nations, their veridicality and possible explanations. Three research questions were put forward relating to humour stereotyping, as well as the differences in humour production, use and appreciation between the countries.
Željko Pavić, Nataša Krivokapić
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Feeling superior? National identity and humour in British castles [PDF]

Tourism Recreation Research, 2019
This study explores how humour in tourism can communicate facets of national identity. In particular, the paper focuses on the presentation by guides of two English and two Scottish castles. Drawing on multiple sources, including an analysis of promotional materials, the text of the guide’s narratives, on-site observation, and TripAdvisor comments from
Carol X. Zhang, Philip Pearce
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The experience of humour in Asperger’s syndrome [PDF]

, 2010
A Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of Counselling Psychology.This study investigated the experience of humour of people with Asperger’s syndrome.
Ruggeri, Susan
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International misrecognition: The politics of humour and national identity in Israel’s public diplomacy [PDF]

European Journal of International Relations, 2018
Recognition, or the lack of it, is a central concern in International Relations. However, how states cope with international misrecognition has so far not been thoroughly explored in International Relations scholarship. To address this, the article presents a theoretical framework for understanding international misrecognition by drawing on discursive ...
Adler-Nissen, Rebecca, Tsinovoi, Alexei
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Humour as social dreaming:Stand-up comedy as therapeutic performance [PDF]

, 2012
Stand-up comedy binds dramatic cultural spectacle to ritualised, intimate exposure. Examining ‘case’ examples from live comic performance, this paper describes stand-up as a kind of social dreaming.
MacRury, Iain
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Healthy Humour: Villains and Viruses

, 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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Healthy Humour: Nappies and Masks

, 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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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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