Israeli Journal of Humor Research
An International Journal
Vol. 9, Issue No. 1, June 2020
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 4
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Lydia Amir Department of Philosophy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
ARTICLES
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The Role of Humor in Teaching and Educational Process ................................................................................ 6
Pawel Ochwat Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Parrhesia, Humor, and Resistance ..................................................................................................................... 22
Chris A. Kramer Philosophy Department, Santa Barbara College, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Beyond Joking: A Pragmatic (De)constraction of "Nigerian Realities" in Selected Humour-Evoking
Facebook Memes .................................................................................................................................................. 47
Temitope Michael Ajayi Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ibadan,
Ibadan, Nigerira
Laughter Redefined ....................................................................................................................... 72
John Charles Simon Independent Scholar, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
IN MEMORIA
Larry Ventis ................................................................................................................................... 91
Lydia Amir Department of Philosophy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
BOOK REVIEW
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Review of Lydia Amir, Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition: Taking Ridicule Seriously ............ 93
Steven Gimbel Department of Philosophy, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA