Genres and Types

Art and Cartooning Irony  Paradox  Poetry  Gallows Humor  Jokes  Parody  Puns and Riddles Humorous Names Lawyer Humor  Play and Games  Satire

Disciplinary Approaches

Anthropology Gender Studies Religion Sociology Ethnic Studies Linguistics Music and Dance Theater Foreign Language Psychology Science Theory

Writers & Performers

American Humor Writers Legends Shakespeare Twain (Mark) Clowns and Comedians Popular Culture Television Humor Wilde (Oscar) Film Radio Humor Tricksters Theory

Cultural Traditions

African Humor Canadian Humor Italian Humor Polish Humor African-American Humor French Humor Latin American Humor Russian Humor Australian Humor German Humor Jewish Humor Scandinavian Humor British Humor Irish Humor Native American Humor Spanish Humor

Applications

Creativity Education-Adult Humorous Errors Rhetoric Coping with Stress Education-Child Laughter Testing and Evaluation Disability/Special Needs Humor and Aging Medicine Therapy

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