Humor theory and the fear of being laughed at

Humor

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 49-62

  Davies, Christie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bergson; Conformity; Face; Fear; Hierarchy; Hobbes; Humor theory; Laughter; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749143776     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMR.2009.003     Document Type: Article

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