University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. May 2013. Major: Education, curriculum and instruction. Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Lewis. 1 computer file (PDF); vi, 227 pages, appendices A-D.Classrooms tend to be theorized as serious spaces (Lensmire, 2011), and in them, laughter represents an occasional break from learning or an off-task moment that disrupts it altogether (Hansen, 2012). While a growing number of studies have re-imagined critical literacy to include embodied reactions to texts, few have examined laughter in critical classrooms as possible embodied and critical engagement. This study takes up that challenge. Using the theory and method of mediated discourse analysis (MDA) (Norris & Jones, 2005; Scollon, 2001a), this work draws...
Racial humor among students of color presents a sociopolitical dilemma for teachers, requiring rapid...
Laughter is a fundamental human phenomenon. Yet there is little educational research on the potentia...
This dissertation seeks to determine how laughter shapes our shared political life. In recent years ...
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. May 2012. Major:Education, Curriculum and Instruction. A...
This paper examines the role that humor plays during an episode of classroom interaction. Using conc...
Recently there has been an increase in research focusing on children\u27s humor. The research, howev...
The purpose of this honors thesis is to document the types of humorous occurrences among 2-3-yearold...
Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education, 2007This study has been an examinatio...
In this paper we take up the topic of conversational humor by analyzing instances of teasing, joking...
Race complicates social interactions and stymies citizens; many have trouble even discussing problem...
textIn this dissertation, I analyze classroom interactions between a White, nonlocal high school Eng...
The thesis explores the nature of humour as a tool for both social oppression and social progression...
peer-reviewedThis chapter brings instances of humour and laughter into relief using a corpusof authe...
The purpose of this study was to examine how a White teacher (Gina) responded to African American La...
This article analyzes the possibilities of humour and laughter in educational activity. Using techni...
Racial humor among students of color presents a sociopolitical dilemma for teachers, requiring rapid...
Laughter is a fundamental human phenomenon. Yet there is little educational research on the potentia...
This dissertation seeks to determine how laughter shapes our shared political life. In recent years ...
University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. May 2012. Major:Education, Curriculum and Instruction. A...
This paper examines the role that humor plays during an episode of classroom interaction. Using conc...
Recently there has been an increase in research focusing on children\u27s humor. The research, howev...
The purpose of this honors thesis is to document the types of humorous occurrences among 2-3-yearold...
Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education, 2007This study has been an examinatio...
In this paper we take up the topic of conversational humor by analyzing instances of teasing, joking...
Race complicates social interactions and stymies citizens; many have trouble even discussing problem...
textIn this dissertation, I analyze classroom interactions between a White, nonlocal high school Eng...
The thesis explores the nature of humour as a tool for both social oppression and social progression...
peer-reviewedThis chapter brings instances of humour and laughter into relief using a corpusof authe...
The purpose of this study was to examine how a White teacher (Gina) responded to African American La...
This article analyzes the possibilities of humour and laughter in educational activity. Using techni...
Racial humor among students of color presents a sociopolitical dilemma for teachers, requiring rapid...
Laughter is a fundamental human phenomenon. Yet there is little educational research on the potentia...
This dissertation seeks to determine how laughter shapes our shared political life. In recent years ...