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Author : Richard D. Lewis
Publisher : Transcreen Publications
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : English wit and humor
ISBN : 0953439828
A collection of international jokes and humorous anecdotes.
Author : Eric Burton,Anne Dietrich,Immanuel Harisch,Marcia Schenck
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110623826
This edited volume firmly places African history into global history by highlighting connections between African and East German actors and institutions during the Cold War. With a special focus on negotiations and African influences on East Germany (and vice versa), the volume sheds light on personal and institutional agency, cultural cross-fertilization, migration, development, and solidarity.
Author : Delia Chiaro,Raffaella Baccolini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317804154
In the mid-seventies, both gender studies and humor studies emerged as new disciplines, with scholars from various fields undertaking research in these areas. The first publications that emerged in the field of gender studies came out of disciplines such as philosophy, history, and literature, while early works in the area of humor studies initially concentrated on language, linguistics, and psychology. Since then, both fields have flourished, but largely independently. This book draws together and focuses the work of scholars from diverse disciplines on intersections of gender and humor, giving voice to approaches in disciplines such as film, television, literature, linguistics, translation studies, and popular culture.
Author : Paul Depasquale,Renate Eigenbrod,Emma Larocque
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781460403037
Across Cultures/Across Borders is a collection of new critical essays, interviews, and other writings by twenty-five established and emerging Canadian Aboriginal and Native American scholars and creative writers across Turtle Island. Together, these original works illustrate diverse but interconnecting knowledges and offer powerfully relevant observations on Native literature and culture.
Author : Elio Baldi,Cecilia Schwartz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003816430
This volume offers a detailed analysis of selected cases in the reception, translation and artistic reinterpretation of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities (1972) around the world. The book traces the many different ways in which Calvino's modern classic has been read, translated and adapted in Brazil, France, the Netherlands and Flanders, Mexico, Romania, Scandinavia, the USSR, China, Poland, Japan and Australia. It also offers analyses of the relation between Calvino's book and, respectively, the East and Africa, as well as reflections on the book's inspiration for, and resonance in, dance, architecture and art. The volume thus traces the diversity in the reception and circulation of Invisible Cities in different countries and continents, offering a much wider framework for the discussion of Calvino’s masterpiece than before, and a more detailed picture of its cultural and linguistic ramifications. This book will be of interest to scholars in Comparative Literature, World Literature, Translation Studies, Italian Studies, Romance Languages, European Studies, Dance, Architecture and Media Studies, as well as to scholars specialised in paratext and reception.
Author : Eugene Perry Link,Richard Madsen,Paul Pickowicz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442215108
This compelling book explores the explosive pace of change in China and how its citizens are grappling with a dramatically new world, both in the public and private spheres. China's stratospheric growth has made it the second largest economy in the world--and one of the most unequal. Marxist ideology and socialist ideals have almost completely collapsed, replaced by a combination of materialism and assertive nationalism. The vast migration of labor from countryside to city has continued apace. The pressures of a hypercompetitive market economy are ripping apart the traditional family and threatening the environment. Corruption has reached new heights. The political system is even more rigid, but perhaps more brittle, than a decade ago. There is enormous popular pride in the ascension of China to the rank of global superpower and general satisfaction in the material benefits that the poor as well as the rich have been gaining from an expanding economy. But there is also great restlessness, anger about structural injustice and political corruption, and a search for new forms of spirituality and ethics to replace a collapsing moral order. The question "What does it mean, in the new day, to be Chinese?" lurks just beneath the surface. This unique interdisciplinary book frames this central issue through an innovative set of case studies on such cutting-edge topics as reality dating shows, countercultural invented language, star bloggers, faith healers, and subversive jokes. Contributions by: Jeremy Brown, X. L. Ding, Hsiung Ping-chen, William Jankowiak, Shuyu Kong, Perry Link, Richard P. Madsen, David Moser, Paul G. Pickowicz, Su Xiaokang, Xiao Qiang, Yunxiang Yan, and Yang Lijun.
Author : Alasdair Gordon-Gibson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538151044
The book examines the reasons behind accusations of dysfunctional humanitarian identities and the loss of space for impartial action. Through a combination of practical examples in case studies from the field with a theoretical and philosophical approach to questions of voluntary service, community and identity, it reconsiders the exceptional discourse that constructs these identities and drives humanitarian response in environments of complex emergency. By recognizing both the strength and the limits of its social and political agency, the study presents opportunities for the construction of a less exceptional space, or ‘niche’ within the humanitarian sector, where the politics is around one of an ordinary humanitarian society instead of an ordered humanitarian system.
Author : Tim Fielder
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780063067882
Afrofuturism, a movement that began in the Black community during the early 20th Century as an escape from racial hostility, economic turmoil, and aggressive policing, is enjoying a renaissance witnessed by the record-breaking success of creative projects, including the Oscar-winning Marvel Studios film, Black Panther; Regina King’s Emmy-winning HBO superhero tale, Watchmen; Janelle Monae’s hit album, Dirty Computer; Jordan Peele’s provocative feature Get Out; Octavia Butler’s famed science fiction novel, Kindred; and Beyonce’s visual album Black Is King. Now comes Afrofuturist Tim Fielder’s beautifully written and rendered INFINITUM. In INFINITUM, King Aja Ọba and Queen Lewa are revered across the African continent for their impressive political and military skills. Yet the future of their kingdom is in jeopardy, for the royal couple do not have an heir of their own. When the King kidnaps his son born to a concubine, Obinrin, she curses Ọba with the “gift” of immortality. After enjoying long, wonderful lives both, Queen Lewa and the crown prince die naturally, leaving the ageless bereaved King Ọba heartbroken and alone. Taking advantage of Ọba’s vulnerability, enemy nations rise to power and kill the king – or so they think. King Aja Ọba survives the fatal attack, finally realizing the bitter fruit of Obinrin’s curse. For millennia, the immortal Ọba wanders the earth, mourning his lost subjects and searching for a new kingdom. His journey leads him across time, allowing him to witness the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the New World, and the American Civil Rights Movement. The expansion of global technology brings about intergalactic travel, first contact with an alien species, and conflicts within and ultimately outside the known universe. Thrust into these seminal events, Ọba, now known by many as “John,” faces harrowing decisions that will determine mankind’s physical and spiritual trajectory. In 280 plus stunningly emotional and evocative full-color images, INFINITUM presents a unique cosmic experience, addressing issues of racism, classism, gender inequity, the encroachment of technology and the spiritual cost of war, while exposing the history behind ancient mysteries.
Author : Elisabeth Cheauré,Regine Nohejl
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9783839428580
Humour can be used as a »weapon« or as a means of coping with problematic historical events, especially in times of war and crisis. The book presents examples from different cultures (Russia, Europe, USA), from different historical epochs (from the Napoleonic era up to the current time) and from different medias (caricature, journalism, film). By looking at the individual cases it becomes possible to recognize some general structural patterns and to gain a deeper insight into the »functioning« of humour and laughter.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128138038
Creativity and Humor provides an overview of the intersection of how humor influences creativity and how creativity can affect humor. The book's chapters speak to the wide reach of creativity and humor with different topics, such as play, culture, work, education, therapy, and social justice covered. As creativity and humor are individual traits and abilities that have each been studied in psychology, this book presents the latest information. Explains how, and why, humor enhances creativity Explores the thought processes behind producing humor and creativity Examines how childhood play is the basis for both creativity and humor Discusses cross-cultural differences in humor and creativity Reviews creativity and humor in politics, teaching and relationships
Author : Frank Lucas
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781543770858
Are you curious about how your life might look in twenty years? Interweaving two decennia back and forth, building on his own cosmopolitan experiences, Frank Lucas identifies trends which will directly impact him in the last quarter of his life. International relations, demographic changes, migration, technology developments and climatic disruptions will change our lifestyles and impact all of us in different ways. Throughout this accessible narrative, the author explores the interrelationships of these themes and the impact these will have on his way of life in the next twenty years. Despite recent global crises and no doubt future events, which we do not know about yet, his view on the next two decades is positive and uplifting, building on his experience that people are resilient and will continue to improve the lives of ever more people on our earth. In his third book he outlines his view on his own and no doubt your lifestyle in the next two decades.
Author : Giselinde Kuipers
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501510892
This is an updated edition of Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, published in 2006. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, it explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, social class, and national differences in the Netherlands and the United States. This edition includes new developments and research findings in the field of humor studies.
Author : Joel Jeffrey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1772761508
If you like a good joke (and we all know you do), then you'll get a kick out of this hilarious collection that pokes fun at all things Saskatchewan. With zingers that will tickle your funny bone, these good-natured jabs are just funny enough that they will leave you rolling in the aisles. The Great Saskatchewan Joke Book will literally make you laugh out loud. Joel Jeffrey believes that if you can't laugh at yourself, then who can you laugh at?
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 3284 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027223336
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "Adrift in Pacific and Other Great Adventures – 17 Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation Michael Strogoff: or, The Courier of the Czar The Blockade Runners Tribulations of a Chinaman in China The Castle of the Carpathians César Cascabel Kéraban the Inflexible Mistress Branican North Against South or, Texar's Revenge The Begum's Fortune The Flight to France or, The Memoirs of a Dragoon Facing the Flag Green Ray The Star of the South or, The Vanished Diamond Ticket No. "9672" or, The Lottery Ticket The Waif of the "Cynthia" The Fur Country Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented. Verne wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories.
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 4296 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547678786
Good Press presents to you this carefully created volume of "THE ESSENTIAL JULES VERNE: 29 Greatest Sci-Fi & Adventure Books in One Edition". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Five Weeks In A Balloon - 1863 A Journey To The Center Of The Earth - 1864 The Adventures Of Captain Hatteras - 1864 From The Earth To The Moon - 1865 In Search Of The Castaways - 1865 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - 1869 Around The Moon - 1869 Around The World In Eighty Days - 1872 The Fur Country - 1872 The Mysterious Island - 1874 The Survivors Of The Chancellor - 1874 Michael Strogoff - 1876 Off On A Comet - 1877 The Underground City (or The Child of the Cavern) - 1877 Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen - 1878 Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon - 1881 Godfrey Morgan - 1882 Robur The Conqueror - 1886 The Purchase of the North Pole (or Topsy-Turvy) - 1889 The Adventures Of A Special Correspondent (or Claudius Bombarnac) - 1893 Facing The Flag - 1896 An Antarctic Mystery - 1897 The Master Of The World - 1904 Novellas & Stories: A Voyage In A Balloon (Or A Drama In The Air) - 1851 Master Zacharius Or The Clockmaker Who Lost His Soul - 1854 A Winter Amid The Ice - 1855 The Blockade Runners - 1871 Doctor Ox's Experiment (Or A Fantasy Of Dr Ox) - 1872 In The Year 2889 - 1889 ules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented. Verne wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories.