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University of South Wales
Kidding Around: How humour can explore serious issues in children's literature
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<i>Kidding Around-How Humour Can Explore Serious Issues in Children's Literature</i> begins by investigating theories of humour generally. It considers humour's triggers and benefits before looking at its particular role in children's lives. After researching the literature on the leading psychological models for children's humour, it suggests that Wolfenstein's model of affective mastery best explains humour's role for children facing difficulties, and then studies four children's writers who use humour in issues stories. Finally the study considers how their work has influenced and informed the novel that forms the creative element of this submission.
Degree
thesis:*- Name dc:type.qualificationname
- Master's Thesis
- Level dc:type.qualificationlevel
- Student thesis
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2008
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Wills, Julia
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Gross, Philip
Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/aba0a489-5a2e-4739-9f9e-68818ad35356
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/aba0a489-5a2e-4739-9f9e-68818ad35356