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Humour scandals in the Finnish political public sphere in 1990–2020
The European Journal of Humour ResearchHumour is a part of contemporary mediated political struggles. At times, humour itself becomes politicised, turning into public controversies or humour scandals.
Juha Herkman, Joonas Koivukoski
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International Sport Coaching JournalThe purpose of this study was to explore interpretations and implications of head coaches’ use of humour in three national Paralympic teams from the perspective of athletes and integrated support staff. We conducted six focus groups with 19 Paralympic athletes and individual interviews with 10 support staff members across the teams.
Danielle Alexander-Urquhart +3 more
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Possibilities and limits of political humour in a hybrid regime
The European Journal of Humour ResearchThis article focuses on the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), which can be defined as a joke party. MKKP uses humour to criticise the corruption flourishing around the governing party Fidesz as well as its simplified and racist form of political ...
Anniina Hyttinen
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Arab National Identity in Online Humour: Sociolinguistic Perspective
The World of the Orient, 2023 A. Kucherenko
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An examination of the personality traits and sense of humour of Paralympic athletes
The European Journal of Humour ResearchThe 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 European Journal of Humour Research, 2013 The paper explores the reception of Aristophanes’ first extant comedy The Acharnians (425 BC) in post-war Greek modern theatre by the two government-sponsored theatre institutions of Greece, namely the National Theatre of Greece (NTG) and the National ...
Vicky Manteli
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Culture-bound humour in English-language dubs: A reception study
Translation and Interpreting : the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting ResearchNon-English-language TV series currently abound on streaming platforms. Alongside new mainstream, foreign-language TV series, mainstream English dubs of feature films and series are increasingly popular (see Hayes, 2021; Sánchez-Mompeán, 2021 ...
Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano +2 more
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Blak Humour: The Strategic Role and Healing Power of Humour in Aboriginal Wellbeing and Survival
GenealogyThis article draws on my doctoral research, Reconciliation Rescue: An Original Blak Comedy Series and Aboriginal Cultural Perspectives on Humour, to examine how Aboriginal humour operates as a mode of resistance, truth-telling, and cultural continuity ...
Angelina Hurley
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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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CONSUMING CONCERNS: LANGUAGE STYLE OF HUMOUR ON FOUR FEMALE STAND-UP COMEDIANS
E-Journal of Cultural Studies, 2021 Comedy is a male-dominated world as sociolinguistics theory also mentions that women employ less humour compared to men. However, female comedians also appeared on television.
Gusti Ayu Praminatih
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