Shared Laughter

Author : Phillip Glenn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139437370

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Laughter in Interaction by Phillip Glenn Pdf

Laughter in Interaction is an illuminating and lively account of how and why people laugh during conversation. Bringing together twenty-five years of research on the sequential organisation of laughter in everyday talk, Glenn analyses recordings and transcripts to show the finely detailed co-ordination of human laughter. He demonstrates that its production and placement, relative to talk and other activities, reveal much about its emergent meaning and accomplishments. The book shows how the participants in a conversation move from a single laugh to laughing together, how the matter of 'who laughs first' implicates orientation to social activities and how interactants work out whether laughs are more affiliative or hostile. The final chapter examines the contribution of laughter to sequences of conversational intimacy and play and to the invocation of gender. Engaging and original, the book shows how this seemingly insignificant part of human communication turns out to play a highly significant role in how people display, respond to and revise identities and relationships.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789042026735

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Gender and Laughter by Anonim Pdf

This essay collection is dedicated to intersections between gender theories and theories of laughter, humour, and comedy. It is based on the results of a three-year research programme, entitled “Gender – Laughter – Media” (2003-2006) and includes a series of investigations on traditional and modern media in western cultures from the 18th to the 20th century. A theoretical opening part is followed by four thematic sections that explore the multiple forms of irritating stereotypical gender perceptions; aspects of (post-)colonialism and multiculturalism; the comic impact of literary and media genres in different national cultures; as well as the different comic strategies in fictional, philosophical, artistic or real life communication. The volume presents a variety of new approaches to the overlaps between gender and laughter that have only barely been considered in groundbreaking research. It forms a valuable read for scholars of literary, theatre, media, and cultural studies, at the same time reaching out to a general readership.

Author : Phillip Glenn,Elizabeth Holt
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441162809

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Studies of Laughter in Interaction by Phillip Glenn,Elizabeth Holt Pdf

Laughter is pervasive in interaction yet often overlooked in the research. This volume presents a collection of original studies revealing the highly-ordered, complex, and important phenomenon of laughter in everyday interactions. Building on 40 years of conversation analytic research, the authors show how the design and placement of laughs contribute to unfolding sequences, social activities, identities, and relationships. In this revealing study leading experts investigate laughter in a range of different contexts and across a variety of languages. The research demonstrates that laughter is not simply a reaction to humour but is used in a fascinating array of different ways. Findings reported here include its use in clinics, employment interviews, news interviews, classrooms, the discourse of children with severe autism, and ordinary conversations. The acoustics of laughter and its relationship to movement, gaze and gesture are also explored. The volume brings together new and influential research into this phenomenon to present the state-of-the-art. It will be invaluable to anyone interested in the study of interaction, conversation analysis, humour and laughter.

Author : Stephen Patterson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781440189227

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Better Living Through Laughter by Stephen Patterson Pdf

The benefits of a good laugh will last long after the physical act has passed. Most likely your favorite memories are the ones that include a good dose of laughter. More and more, the prescription to a healthy attitude can be found in laughter. Laughter is a universal language and can be enjoyed and understood by everyone. Laughter can help both mentally and physically. An ever growing number of people experience high levels of injurious stress fueled by hectic schedules and deadlines. This book is designed to reintroduce the reader to the many benefits of laughter. If you fail to enjoy the benefits of laughter you are cheating yourself out of a wonderful resource for a healthy life. Rediscover how laughter is the best medicine, both mentally and physically.

Author : Chrisoula Lionis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780857727817

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Laughter in Occupied Palestine by Chrisoula Lionis Pdf

Though the current political situation in Palestine is more serious than ever, contemporary Palestinian art and film is becoming, paradoxically, increasingly funny.In Laughter in Occupied Palestine, Chrisoula Lionis analyses both the impetus behind this shift toward laughter and its consequences, arguing that laughter comes as a response to political uncertainty and the decline in nationalist hope. Revealing the crucial role of laughter in responding to the failure of the peace process and ongoing occupation, she unearths the potential of humour to facilitate understanding and empathy in a time of division. This is the first book to provide a combined overview of Palestinian art and film, showing the ways in which both art forms have developed in response to critical moments in Palestinian history over the last century. These key moments, Lionis argues, have radically transformed contemporary Palestinian collective identity and in turn Palestinian cultural output. Mapping these critical junctions - beginning with the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to the Oslo Accords in 1993 - she explores the historical trajectory of Palestinian art and film, and explains how to the failure of the peace process has led to the present proliferation of humour in Palestinian visual culture.

Author : Thomas Jacob
Publisher : Thomas Jacob
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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AFRICAN WISDOM: Laughter's Legacy: Finding Joy in Everyday Moments by Thomas Jacob Pdf

Laughter isn't just a fleeting amusement; it's a powerful tool for a happier, more fulfilling life. Laughter's Legacy takes you on a journey through the vibrant cultures of West Africa, where humor is a cornerstone of joy, resilience, and connection. Discover the science behind laughter's benefits and explore practical strategies to cultivate more laughter in your daily life. Learn how to identify humor in everyday situations, share the gift of joy with others, and create a life filled with lightheartedness. Laughter's Legacy is your guide to unlocking the transformative power of laughter, reducing stress, and fostering a more joyful existence.

Author : Anne Lamott
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444789133

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Stitches by Anne Lamott Pdf

What do we do when life lurches out of balance? How can we reconnect to one another and to what's sustaining, when evil and catastrophe seem inescapable? These questions lie at the heart of Stitches, Anne Lamott's follow-up to her New York Times-bestselling work, Help, Thanks, Wow. In this book, she explores how we find meaning and peace in these loud and frantic times; where we start again after personal and public devastation; how we recapture wholeness after loss; and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age. We begin, Lamott says, by collecting the ripped sheets of our emotional and spiritual fabric and sewing them back together - one stitch at a time. It's in these stitches that the quilt of life begins, and embedded in them are strength, warmth, humour and humanity.

Author : Alan H. Sommerstein
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0191569682

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Talking about Laughter by Alan H. Sommerstein Pdf

This book brings together fourteen studies by Alan Sommerstein on Aristophanes and his fellow comic dramatists, some of which have not previously appeared in print. The studies cover almost all the major topics of Sommerstein's work - the nature and functions of comedy in Aristophanes' time, its connections with the society and politics of its day, the question of Aristophanes' own political stances, the light comedy can throw on classical Athenians' perception of basic social divisions (age, gender, citizen/alien, free/slave), comedy's exploitation of the expressive resources of the Greek language, the composition and production history of individual plays, and the history of the genre as a whole.

Author : Alan Partington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134178117

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The Linguistics of Laughter by Alan Partington Pdf

The Linguistics of Laughter examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and eliciting an episode of laughter) and, by using abundant examples from language corpora, what hearers are signalling when they produce laughter. In particular, Alan Partington focuses on the tactical use of laughter-talk to achieve specific rhetorical, and strategic, ends: for example, to construct an identity, to make an argumentative point, to threaten someone else’s face or save one's own. Although laughter and humour are by no means always related, the book also considers the implications these corpus-based observations may have about humour theory in general. As one of the first works to have recourse to such a sizeable databank of examples of laughter in spontaneous running talk, this impressive volume is an essential point of reference and an inspiration for scholars with an interest in corpus linguistics, discourse, humour, wordplay, irony and laughter-talk as a social phenomenon.

Author : Ros Ben-Moshe
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781639105762

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The Laughter Effect by Ros Ben-Moshe Pdf

Laughter really can be the best medicine, and in this transformative body-mind guide, acclaimed wellness expert Ros Ben-Moshe shares the prescription. In The Laughter Effect, Ros Ben-Moshe provides a roadmap to tap into the lighter side of life with laughter therapy. Ben-Moshe shares tips and tools to achieve an intentional state of being she calls the Laughter Effect–a way to elevate mindfulness, gratitude, and self-compassion. When used regularly, it enhances resilience to stress, enabling you to respond to adversity and bounce forward with humor, levity, and grace. Drawing on research from around the world, practice and wisdom from humor and laughter therapy, and positive psychology and neuroscience, Ben-Moshe shows you how to use the energy of laughter and joy to counter stress hormones and stimulate a daily dose of positive wellbeing with “happy hormones.” The techniques, strategies and practices you’ll learn can transform your physical, mental, social and emotional landscape. Viewing life through a laughter lens will awaken a positive change in yourself, how you respond to the world and, in turn, how the world responds to you.

Author : Eric Weitz
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1904505058

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The Power of Laughter by Eric Weitz Pdf

Essays on comedy in contemporary Irish theatre

Author : Zina Sutch,Patrick Malone
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523093236

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Leading with Love and Laughter by Zina Sutch,Patrick Malone Pdf

Leadership has for too long been treated as a function and not as a relationship. Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone argue that successful leadership must be based on love (altruism and empathy) and laughter (positive emotions and joy). Science tells us that humans are deeply wired for empathy and compassion and that our emotional selves help us make better decisions and motivate others. However, the tactics we use to train leaders bear little reflection of these advancements; we're still creating competent but emotionally distant leaders who “manage human assets” and lead by setting goals, deadlines, and deliverables. Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone hope to flip a light switch and illuminate, above all else, that leadership begins with heart and soul. Too many training programs reduce leadership to an equation, matrix, or acronym. But leadership is a relationship. It's one human helping another. The most successful leaders show they genuinely care about their employees and are, well, fun. It's just like any relationship. In seven succinct chapters, the authors show that people lead best when they tap into their genetically driven human nature to love and nurture, connect and trust. Leading with love and laughter offers powerful dividends: tighter teams, stronger performance, improved morale, greater trust, more creativity, and even better health. While Sutch and Malone cite the science and offer examples, tips, and practices, their larger purpose is to reintroduce the warmth of human interaction and emotion as the foundation of what leadership is all about.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134178124

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The Linguistics of Laughter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mufid James Hannush
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030743154

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Markers of Psychosocial Maturation by Mufid James Hannush Pdf

This book advances an integrative approach to understanding the phenomenon of psychosocial maturation. Through a rigorous, dialectically-informed interpretation of psychoanalytic and humanistic-existential-phenomenological sources, Mufid James Hannush distils thirty essential markers of maturity. The dialectical approach is described as a process whereby lived, affect-and-value laden polar meanings are transformed, through deep insight, into complementary and integrative meta-meanings. The author demonstrates how responding to the call of maturation can be viewed as a life project that serves the ultimate purpose of living a balanced life. The book will appeal to students and scholars of human development, psychotherapy, social work, philosophy, and existential, humanistic, and phenomenological psychology.

Author : Robert R. Provine
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101659250

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Laughter by Robert R. Provine Pdf

Do men and women laugh at the same things? Is laughter contagious? Has anyone ever really died laughing? Is laughing good for your health? Drawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.