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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Laugh"”.
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Laff-O-Tron: Laugh Prediction in TED Talks
… in the "parent-thesis"! This joke, whether you laughed at it or not, contains a fascinating and mysterious quality: humor. Humor is something so incredibly human that if you squint, the two words can even look the same. As such, humor is not often considered something that computers can …
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Make 'em laugh: humor's role in seeking science-based messages
Science information as a whole has become known as a controversial topic because it often invokes political beliefs and social values when it is presented in the media. This has resulted in audiences being cautious about engaging with scientific messages. Humor is increasingly being used as a …
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The Last Laugh: Selected Edwardian Punch Cartoons of Edward Linley Sambourne
The illustrative work of Edward Linley Sambourne for Punch magazine during the period 1901-1910 addresses a myriad of political topics prevalent during the Edwardian period in British history. This thesis examines two of those topics - Women's Suffrage and Socialism - through their artistic …
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(Re)Writing Woman with "The Laugh of the Medusa" and AntiOedipus
… féminine, described by Cixous in her essay "The Laugh of Medusa", tattoos are not usually inscribed by the women in whose skin they reside. Instead, tattoos are bought. The commodification of body and experience in this transaction supports a capitalist structure that upholds oppressive …
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Laugh out loud in real life : women's humor and fan identity
The emerging field of fan studies has, until recently, been defined only by the research that has taken place within it. Almost universally, this research focuses on self-identified fans. However, scholars are beginning to examine and debate what the limits of the field should be. This study argues …
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Having a laugh? the role of humour in adolescents’ climate change communication
This mixed methods study was guided by the research question: How does the use of humour in secondary students’ communications about climate change relate to their feelings and actions towards climate change? It used an experimental approach to compare the experiences of two groups of Grade 11 …
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What's in a laugh? Humour, jokes and laughter in the conversational corpus of the BNC
The work investigates humour, laughter and joke performances in natural spontaneous conversations recorded in the UK for the British National Corpus (BNC) and the Bergen Corpus of London Teenage Language (COLT). It is a broad-based study that aims to elucidate how humour and laughter function in …
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"If you don't laugh you'll cry": the occupational humor of white American prison workers and social workers
Through original fieldwork, this dissertation compares narrative occupational humor of white American social workers to that of white American prison workers, concluding that both occupational groups use humor, both performed and oral, to negotiate conflict between work and home, to initiate new …
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“We laugh and cry together”: how do hairstylists experience the provision of social support to their clients?
Hairstyling extends beyond aesthetic practice, encompassing elements of social support, emotional labour, and informal caregiving. Research indicates that clients often disclose personal problems to hairstylists that closely resemble those presented to mental health professionals, suggesting that …
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"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh" : mockery and typology in Milton's poetry.
This dissertation examines the typological significance of the exchanges of mockery in Milton's major poetic works. Through engaging the affections, mockery has a crucial mediating role in Milton's poetry that connects reason and bodily appetites. In this way, mockery has a constructive purpose …
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"People laugh, don’t believe it": Unveiling Male Rape Myths through a Mixed Methods Exploration of Professionals, Survivors, and Community Insights.
Research shows that misconceptions, or rape myths, about male sexual violence survivors are prevalent in England. These myths lead to adverse outcomes such as obstacles in reporting incidents, secondary victimisation, and hesitation in seeking medical and psychological support. Despite these known …
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Dispositional empathy and physiological reactivity: joint contributions to maternal sensitivity with toddler-aged children
… SCL reactivity to infant cues using a cry-laugh audio paradigm (Groh & Roisman, 2009) was assessed in a second mother-only laboratory visit. Mothers reported on their dispositional empathy via a questionnaire. Greater dispositional empathy was related to greater sensitivity at low, but not …
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Dirty Laundry
… an element of irony and humor which helps us laugh at ourselves.
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Why are they laughing? : the re-formulation of identity in Canadian stand-up comedy
… not recognized as a part of the whole. Those who laugh, belong; laughter measures inclusion and exclusion. The sense of belonging resulting from inclusion and is linked to the metaphor of 'home' which ties into the cultural, social and geographical elements of a politicised identity. Paul …
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A Mock Rhetoric: The Use of Satire in First-Year Composition
… of wit. After telling her about his book, <i>Laugh and Learn: The Art of Teaching with Humor</i>, she tells him, “Only morons laugh.” Ormond goes on to describe her as one who exhibits “a countenance curiously reminiscent of an ancient Greek tragic mask”—she was “an exemplary member of the …
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They Blush Because They Understand: The Performative Power of Women's Humor and Embarrassment in Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma
… speech act--a play on words, an insult, even a laugh--is often far more effective than a more direct one, especially when wielded by characters for whom a direct antagonistic speech act would have severe social consequences. When those socially-sanctioned and highly-regulated speech …
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A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy
… and has given the "Everyman" the ability to laugh at ourselves. Stand-up comedians have been performing in nightclubs, bars, clubs, and, most importantly, theatres for the past 60 years. Stand-up comedy can take many forms: a monologue of entertaining incidents that form a story, or a string …
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