Taking Humor Seriously

Опубликовано 27 июня 2016, 22:19

Each day most people participate in humorous exchanges. We seek out movies, television programs, and books that make us laugh. Cross-culturally societies appreciate a good "sense of humor." Few would argue that humor is not highly valued. This presentation will focus on theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding humor. It will cover traditional and contemporary theories of humor, along with social psychological, developmental, and cognitive perspectives on humor. Despite E.B. White’s admonition that, "analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog: nobody’s much interested and the frog dies", the talk will leave the frog unscathed.