Hi!!

Does anyone know any good sites to research humor classification, and
info on sitcoms (types of jokes used and their characteristics)?

Hi all, I thought you might be interested in reading a book review I
wrote on Rod Martin's book. It's not a comprehensive review of the book
but rather mainly surrounded around evolutionary themes, but I thought
you might find it useful anyway.

You can find it here: http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/ep069095.pdf

Gil

Yes.  I recommend Steven Wright.  We're using him in
our study, as well as Mitch Hedberg, who has a similar
one-liner thing going on.

BTW, Steven Wright came to Ann Arbor a couple days ago
and I saw him perform (for research purposes, of
course).  He was awesome.

Nina

--- Gil <alonzo_gil@...> wrote:

> Hi Jesse, you can use one liners from stand up
> comedy, for example
> steven wright's jokes. they are considered classic
> and you can have
> few people rate them prior to the study to find
> which are the
> funniest ones.
>
> Gil
>
> --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Jesse Graham"
> <jgraham@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Humorologists,
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has (or knows where to
> find) a set of short
> sayings
> > -- jokes, one-liners, aphorisms, anything -- that
> have been rated
> for
> > funniness. I'm working on an affect-as-information
> study on
> amusement and
> > profundity, and we were going to use similes
> ("Marriage is like a
> > straightjacket," "God is like a wet bar of soap,"
> etc.) but none of
> them are
> > really funny. Thanks!
> >
> > Jesse
> >
>
>
>

Hi Jesse, you can use one liners from stand up comedy, for example
steven wright's jokes. they are considered classic and you can have
few people rate them prior to the study to find which are the
funniest ones.

Gil

--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Jesse Graham" <jgraham@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Humorologists,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has (or knows where to find) a set of short
sayings
> -- jokes, one-liners, aphorisms, anything -- that have been rated
for
> funniness. I'm working on an affect-as-information study on
amusement and
> profundity, and we were going to use similes ("Marriage is like a
> straightjacket," "God is like a wet bar of soap," etc.) but none of
them are
> really funny. Thanks!
>
> Jesse
>

Hello all, this is Jeff, a psy. undergraduate from the Chinese
University of Hong Kong. I am recently working hard on my thesis, of
which the topic is humor, and have read couples of literatures and
journals. And so, see what we may share any news as well as good
articles, and ideas etc~ :)

Jeff

The only book that developed  solid foundation for the humor theory is
this one:

http://www.outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=1598002228

I have seen this book. It's a good reference book and it summarize some
of the topics, but the guy that wrote the book is not a humor
researcher and not all the topics are covered as in Martin's book.

Gil


--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "lisaantioch" <lisaantioch@...>
wrote:
>
>
> Hope you all are enjoying the long weekend.  Seems as though most of
you
> are further along in your research, so you've probably discovered this
> book already, but just in case. . .I came across another resource I'm
> finding useful (in addition to Martin's book).
>
> Roeckelein, J. E.  (2002).  The psychology of humor: A reference guide
> and annotated bibliography.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
>
> Do any of you use Refworks to keep track of your citations?
>
> Warmly,
>
> Lisa
>

Hope you all are enjoying the long weekend.  Seems as though most of you are further along in your research, so you've probably discovered this book already, but just in case. . .I came across another resource I'm finding useful (in addition to Martin's book). 

Roeckelein, J. E.  (2002).  The psychology of humor: A reference guide and annotated bibliography.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Do any of you use Refworks to keep track of your citations?

Warmly,

Lisa

Yes, students complain about it but he did it purpusely. It suppose
to be for upper level students or graduate students. Since it has
already so much information inside, adding all the usual textbook
pyrotechnics will make it much bigger book and much more expensive.

By the way, you can read parts of it online at google books:

http://books.google.com/books?
id=ieAcp2Z_zkIC&dq=The+Psychology+of+Humor+&pg=PP1&ots=ctjFToy5UK&sig=
9PdaFkTF8_X5ZdDch8BwulEyzw8&prev=http://www.google.com/search%
3Fsourceid%3Dnavclient%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rls%3DGGLJ,GGLJ:2006-41,GGLJ:en%
26q%3DThe%2BPsychology%2Bof%2BHumor%2B&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title#PPP1,M1

--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, Nina Strohminger <mowglisambo@...>
wrote:
>
> I agree with Gil's assessment of Rod's text-- I have
> found it invaluable as a researcher.  However, you can
> count the number of figures/illustrations on one hand,
> so it's not like an exciting book for undergrads or
> anything.
>
> --- Gil <alonzo_gil@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Lisa, good to see you here :)
> >
> > It's interesting to see all of us scattered
> > everywhere and in so many
> > different programs.
> >
> > I don't know much about leadership and humor.
> > Christine probably
> > knows more and I amsure others as well. How do you
> > plan to conduct
> > your research? do you plan to do some historical
> > study on political
> > leaders or look at more local leadership? It will be
> > interesting to
> > see how women and men might differ in their styles
> > of humor and how
> > it is perceived by others.
> >
> > Rod Martin's book is super! I had the opportunity to
> > teach a class on
> > humor using this book last year when it was just
> > published and it was
> > a huge help. I must warn you (and others) thought,
> > that it's not a
> > classical textbook and some students find it a bit
> > too hard.
> > Nonetheless, it's the best resource for scientific
> > humor research.
> > It's a huge reference book. He virtually covered
> > every study that was
> > published up to the day it was published. There is
> > no way you can
> > cover all the topics mentioned in the book in one
> > class. you can talk
> > about each chapter for weeks.
> >
> > Gil
> >
> > --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "lisaantioch"
> > <lisaantioch@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello, all. . .I attempted to post an initial
> > message to the group
> > > earlier this week, but I think my message went
> > straight to Gil.
> > Whoops!
> > > I am a Ph.D. student at Antioch University in the
> > program of
> > Leadership
> > > and Change.  I'm starting my third year of
> > coursework right now and
> > am
> > > currently exploring potential dissertation topics.
> >  I've been
> > interested
> > > in the connection between humor and leadership
> > since the beginning
> > of my
> > > program and have already enjoyed learning about
> > the diverse
> > interests of
> > > those who have already posted to the group.  Some
> > reflections on
> > earlier
> > > postings are below:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > the fact that it seems that women
> > > value sense of humor more in a desired mate while
> > men are more
> > > interested that women will laugh at their humor. I
> > am mainly
> > > focusing on the role of status on the percieved
> > humor, and how
> > > different types of humor (i.e. self and other
> > deprecating) are
> > > related to that.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Gil. . .this is such an interesting topic.  I
> > don't know very much
> > about
> > > evolutionary psychology, but the idea you present
> > above certainly
> > makes
> > > me wonder how male and female reactions to humor
> > have changed over
> > time.
> > > For example, I'd like to think that women in my
> > generation (I'm 33)
> > are
> > > more likely to be the humor initiator (and less
> > likely to be
> > content to
> > > remain only in the role of humor appreciator) than
> > women of my
> > mother's
> > > generation. . .totally anecdotal reaction to your
> > posting, I
> > > acknowledge.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Also, one of the students who graduated from our
> > program last year -
> > -
> > > Dee Geffen -- conducted research in the are of
> > self-disclosure.  She
> > > wasn't focused on humor, but her dissertation may
> > be of interest to
> > you.
> > > Let me know. . .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It
> > > seems that many of us are interested in
> > disparagement humor (though
> > > from different perspectives). It seems that there
> > is more focus
> > > recently on negative aspects of humor.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This does seem to be a trend in the research. .
> > .my interest is
> > > definitely in positive aspects of humor.
> > Specifically, I'm
> > interested
> > > in how leaders use spontaneous humor to inspire
> > change. . .or, more
> > > specifically, to inspire individuals and/or groups
> > to move past
> > > resistance to change.  I've found several studies
> > that examine the
> > > correlates of leadership humor, but I have not yet
> > found anything
> > that
> > > focuses on the PROCESS (timing, desirable
> > situation factors, etc.)
> > > itself.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > By the way, Christine recommended Rod Martin's
> > textbook, The
> > Psychology
> > > of Humor: An Integrative Approach.  I received it
> > today, and it
> > looks
> > > like it is going to be very helpful.  Thanks,
> > Christine.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Looking forward to good conversation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Warmly,
> > >
> > > Lisa
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

I agree with Gil's assessment of Rod's text-- I have
found it invaluable as a researcher.  However, you can
count the number of figures/illustrations on one hand,
so it's not like an exciting book for undergrads or
anything.

--- Gil <alonzo_gil@...> wrote:

> Hi Lisa, good to see you here :)
>
> It's interesting to see all of us scattered
> everywhere and in so many
> different programs.
>
> I don't know much about leadership and humor.
> Christine probably
> knows more and I amsure others as well. How do you
> plan to conduct
> your research? do you plan to do some historical
> study on political
> leaders or look at more local leadership? It will be
> interesting to
> see how women and men might differ in their styles
> of humor and how
> it is perceived by others.
>
> Rod Martin's book is super! I had the opportunity to
> teach a class on
> humor using this book last year when it was just
> published and it was
> a huge help. I must warn you (and others) thought,
> that it's not a
> classical textbook and some students find it a bit
> too hard.
> Nonetheless, it's the best resource for scientific
> humor research.
> It's a huge reference book. He virtually covered
> every study that was
> published up to the day it was published. There is
> no way you can
> cover all the topics mentioned in the book in one
> class. you can talk
> about each chapter for weeks.
>
> Gil
>
> --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "lisaantioch"
> <lisaantioch@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello, all. . .I attempted to post an initial
> message to the group
> > earlier this week, but I think my message went
> straight to Gil.
> Whoops!
> > I am a Ph.D. student at Antioch University in the
> program of
> Leadership
> > and Change.  I'm starting my third year of
> coursework right now and
> am
> > currently exploring potential dissertation topics.
>  I've been
> interested
> > in the connection between humor and leadership
> since the beginning
> of my
> > program and have already enjoyed learning about
> the diverse
> interests of
> > those who have already posted to the group.  Some
> reflections on
> earlier
> > postings are below:
> >
> >
> >
> > the fact that it seems that women
> > value sense of humor more in a desired mate while
> men are more
> > interested that women will laugh at their humor. I
> am mainly
> > focusing on the role of status on the percieved
> humor, and how
> > different types of humor (i.e. self and other
> deprecating) are
> > related to that.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gil. . .this is such an interesting topic.  I
> don't know very much
> about
> > evolutionary psychology, but the idea you present
> above certainly
> makes
> > me wonder how male and female reactions to humor
> have changed over
> time.
> > For example, I'd like to think that women in my
> generation (I'm 33)
> are
> > more likely to be the humor initiator (and less
> likely to be
> content to
> > remain only in the role of humor appreciator) than
> women of my
> mother's
> > generation. . .totally anecdotal reaction to your
> posting, I
> > acknowledge.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, one of the students who graduated from our
> program last year -
> -
> > Dee Geffen -- conducted research in the are of
> self-disclosure.  She
> > wasn't focused on humor, but her dissertation may
> be of interest to
> you.
> > Let me know. . .
> >
> >
> >
> > It
> > seems that many of us are interested in
> disparagement humor (though
> > from different perspectives). It seems that there
> is more focus
> > recently on negative aspects of humor.
> >
> >
> >
> > This does seem to be a trend in the research. .
> .my interest is
> > definitely in positive aspects of humor.
> Specifically, I'm
> interested
> > in how leaders use spontaneous humor to inspire
> change. . .or, more
> > specifically, to inspire individuals and/or groups
> to move past
> > resistance to change.  I've found several studies
> that examine the
> > correlates of leadership humor, but I have not yet
> found anything
> that
> > focuses on the PROCESS (timing, desirable
> situation factors, etc.)
> > itself.
> >
> >
> >
> > By the way, Christine recommended Rod Martin's
> textbook, The
> Psychology
> > of Humor: An Integrative Approach.  I received it
> today, and it
> looks
> > like it is going to be very helpful.  Thanks,
> Christine.
> >
> >
> >
> > Looking forward to good conversation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Warmly,
> >
> > Lisa
> >
>
>
>

Hi Lisa, good to see you here :)

It's interesting to see all of us scattered everywhere and in so many
different programs.

I don't know much about leadership and humor. Christine probably
knows more and I amsure others as well. How do you plan to conduct
your research? do you plan to do some historical study on political
leaders or look at more local leadership? It will be interesting to
see how women and men might differ in their styles of humor and how
it is perceived by others.

Rod Martin's book is super! I had the opportunity to teach a class on
humor using this book last year when it was just published and it was
a huge help. I must warn you (and others) thought, that it's not a
classical textbook and some students find it a bit too hard.
Nonetheless, it's the best resource for scientific humor research.
It's a huge reference book. He virtually covered every study that was
published up to the day it was published. There is no way you can
cover all the topics mentioned in the book in one class. you can talk
about each chapter for weeks.

Gil

--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "lisaantioch" <lisaantioch@...>
wrote:
>
>
> Hello, all. . .I attempted to post an initial message to the group
> earlier this week, but I think my message went straight to Gil.
Whoops!
> I am a Ph.D. student at Antioch University in the program of
Leadership
> and Change.  I'm starting my third year of coursework right now and
am
> currently exploring potential dissertation topics.  I've been
interested
> in the connection between humor and leadership since the beginning
of my
> program and have already enjoyed learning about the diverse
interests of
> those who have already posted to the group.  Some reflections on
earlier
> postings are below:
>
>
>
> the fact that it seems that women
> value sense of humor more in a desired mate while men are more
> interested that women will laugh at their humor. I am mainly
> focusing on the role of status on the percieved humor, and how
> different types of humor (i.e. self and other deprecating) are
> related to that.
>
>
>
> Gil. . .this is such an interesting topic.  I don't know very much
about
> evolutionary psychology, but the idea you present above certainly
makes
> me wonder how male and female reactions to humor have changed over
time.
> For example, I'd like to think that women in my generation (I'm 33)
are
> more likely to be the humor initiator (and less likely to be
content to
> remain only in the role of humor appreciator) than women of my
mother's
> generation. . .totally anecdotal reaction to your posting, I
> acknowledge.
>
>
>
> Also, one of the students who graduated from our program last year -
-
> Dee Geffen -- conducted research in the are of self-disclosure.  She
> wasn't focused on humor, but her dissertation may be of interest to
you.
> Let me know. . .
>
>
>
> It
> seems that many of us are interested in disparagement humor (though
> from different perspectives). It seems that there is more focus
> recently on negative aspects of humor.
>
>
>
> This does seem to be a trend in the research. . .my interest is
> definitely in positive aspects of humor.  Specifically, I'm
interested
> in how leaders use spontaneous humor to inspire change. . .or, more
> specifically, to inspire individuals and/or groups to move past
> resistance to change.  I've found several studies that examine the
> correlates of leadership humor, but I have not yet found anything
that
> focuses on the PROCESS (timing, desirable situation factors, etc.)
> itself.
>
>
>
> By the way, Christine recommended Rod Martin's textbook, The
Psychology
> of Humor: An Integrative Approach.  I received it today, and it
looks
> like it is going to be very helpful.  Thanks, Christine.
>
>
>
> Looking forward to good conversation.
>
>
>
> Warmly,
>
> Lisa
>

Hello, all. . .I attempted to post an initial message to the group earlier this week, but I think my message went straight to Gil.  Whoops!  I am a Ph.D. student at Antioch University in the program of Leadership and Change.  I'm starting my third year of coursework right now and am currently exploring potential dissertation topics.  I've been interested in the connection between humor and leadership since the beginning of my program and have already enjoyed learning about the diverse interests of those who have already posted to the group.  Some reflections on earlier postings are below:

the fact that it seems that women
value sense of humor more in a desired mate while men are more
interested that women will laugh at their humor. I am mainly
focusing on the role of status on the percieved humor, and how
different types of humor (i.e. self and other deprecating) are
related to that.

Gil. . .this is such an interesting topic.  I don't know very much about evolutionary psychology, but the idea you present above certainly makes me wonder how male and female reactions to humor have changed over time.  For example, I'd like to think that women in my generation (I'm 33) are more likely to be the humor initiator (and less likely to be content to remain only in the role of humor appreciator) than women of my mother's generation. . .totally anecdotal reaction to your posting, I acknowledge.

Also, one of the students who graduated from our program last year -- Dee Geffen -- conducted research in the are of self-disclosure.  She wasn't focused on humor, but her dissertation may be of interest to you.  Let me know. . .

It
seems that many of us are interested in disparagement humor (though
from different perspectives). It seems that there is more focus
recently on negative aspects of humor.

This does seem to be a trend in the research. . .my interest is definitely in positive aspects of humor.  Specifically, I'm interested in how leaders use spontaneous humor to inspire change. . .or, more specifically, to inspire individuals and/or groups to move past resistance to change.  I've found several studies that examine the correlates of leadership humor, but I have not yet found anything that focuses on the PROCESS (timing, desirable situation factors, etc.) itself.  

By the way, Christine recommended Rod Martin's textbook, The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach.  I received it today, and it looks like it is going to be very helpful.  Thanks, Christine. 

Looking forward to good conversation.

Warmly,

Lisa

Hi Jesse,

in my dissertation research, I examine the effects of put-down humor
on cohesion in groups. So far, I conducted two experiments. Once I
have finished writing them up (in September) I can send the paper to
you. When researching the topic, I did not find any experimental
studies in that area. What kind of humor are you interested in,
though?

Christine

Here are some articles that might be of interest to you:

- an experimental study about humor and bonding in dyads: Fraley, B.
& Aron, A. (2004). The effect of a shared humorous experience on
closeness in initial encounters. Personal Relationships, 11, 61-78.

- an observational study about put-down humor and bonding in a
group: Terrion, J. L. & Ashforth, B. E. (2002). From "I" to "we":
The role of putdown humor and identity in the development of a
temporary group. Human Relations, 55, 55-88.

- a detailed analysis of lab group discussions to build a theory
that explains when humor is differentiating and cohesion-building:
Robinson, D. T. & Smith-Lovin, L. (2001). Getting a laugh: Gender,
status, and humor in task discussions. Social Forces, 80, 123-158.





--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Jesse Graham" <jgraham@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi all, does anyone know of any experimental studies that show
humor
> causes social bonding in groups?
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>

Hi all, does anyone know of any experimental studies that show humor
causes social bonding in groups?

Thanks,
Jesse

Unfortunately, I can't make the SPSP meeting.  Anyone going to ASA?

christie


--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Gil" <alonzo_gil@...> wrote:
>
> At least someone will come and listen :)
>
> yes, there are many potential presenters. We will try to contact
few
> of them soon, since the deadline for submission is Jule 20th.
>
> thanks, Gil
>
> --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Jesse Graham" <jgraham@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Gil,
> >
> > That's a great idea! Unfortunately I'm trying to put together
> another
> > conference for SPSP (on moral intuitions, probably not unrelated
> to put-down
> > humor). But I will definitely be in the audience! Good
discussants
> for your
> > symposium would be Keltner, Bonanno, Provine, or Wyer.
> >
> > Jesse
> >
> > On 6/6/07, Gil <alonzo_gil@> wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hi All,
> > >
> > > Me and Christine Gockel are trying to put together a symposium
> at the
> > > Society of Personality and Social Psychology which will be held
> next
> > > February at Albuquerque, New Mexico (accidently, where I
> currently go
> > > to school). We were wondering if any of you thought of going to
> > > present there. We think it will be a great idea to have talks
on
> humor
> > > since it is a negelcted field. Since we both do research on some
> > > aspects of put down humor in its broader sense, we thought it
> will be
> > > good to center our symposium around it, although anyone that
> might be
> > > interested in presenting is welcome. You can email me or post a
> > > message here if you think you might be interested in presenting
> there.
> > > You can look at the conference website for more details here:
> > > http://www.spspmeeting.org/
> > >
> > > Gil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

At least someone will come and listen :)

yes, there are many potential presenters. We will try to contact few
of them soon, since the deadline for submission is Jule 20th.

thanks, Gil

--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Jesse Graham" <jgraham@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Gil,
>
> That's a great idea! Unfortunately I'm trying to put together
another
> conference for SPSP (on moral intuitions, probably not unrelated
to put-down
> humor). But I will definitely be in the audience! Good discussants
for your
> symposium would be Keltner, Bonanno, Provine, or Wyer.
>
> Jesse
>
> On 6/6/07, Gil <alonzo_gil@...> wrote:
> >
> >   Hi All,
> >
> > Me and Christine Gockel are trying to put together a symposium
at the
> > Society of Personality and Social Psychology which will be held
next
> > February at Albuquerque, New Mexico (accidently, where I
currently go
> > to school). We were wondering if any of you thought of going to
> > present there. We think it will be a great idea to have talks on
humor
> > since it is a negelcted field. Since we both do research on some
> > aspects of put down humor in its broader sense, we thought it
will be
> > good to center our symposium around it, although anyone that
might be
> > interested in presenting is welcome. You can email me or post a
> > message here if you think you might be interested in presenting
there.
> > You can look at the conference website for more details here:
> > http://www.spspmeeting.org/
> >
> > Gil
> >
> >
> >
>

Hi All,

Me and Christine Gockel are trying to put together a symposium at the
Society of Personality and Social Psychology which will be held next
February at Albuquerque, New Mexico (accidently, where I currently go
to school). We were wondering if any of you thought of going to
present there. We think it will be a great idea to have talks on humor
since it is a negelcted field. Since we both do research on some
aspects of put down humor in its broader sense, we thought it will be
good to center our symposium around it, although anyone that might be
interested in presenting is welcome. You can email me or post a
message here if you think you might be interested in presenting there.
You can look at the conference website for more details here:
http://www.spspmeeting.org/

Gil

Hi Christie, sure< I will be happy to read your paper. you can
either post it here if you don't mind others to see it or email it
to me.

Gil

--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "christieboxer" <christie-
fitzgerald@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Gil,
>
> It certainly seems that way...kind of takes the fun out of
studying
> humor!  I recently found evidence of a positive social consequence
of
> exposure to disparaging humor, and will continue to theorize and
> pursue that finding in future studies.  If you're interested, I
can
> send you my paper about this research.  Tom and his students at
WMU
> are currently working on some expansions to this research as well,
> you can contact him at thomas.ford@...
>
> Christie
>
>
>
> --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Gil" <alonzo_gil@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Christie,
> >
> > I am very familiar of Ford's work and find them very
interesting.
> It
> > seems that many of us are interested in disparagement humor
(though
> > from different perspectives). It seems that there is more focus
> > recently on negative aspects of humor.
> >
> > Gil
> >
> >
> > --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "christieboxer" <christie-
> > fitzgerald@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Following Gil's lead, I thought I would post a bit about
myself
> > and
> > > my humor research.
> > >
> > > I am a sociology PhD student at the University of Iowa. I came
to
> > > Iowa after finishing my MA at Western Michigan University,
where
> I
> > > was able to work with Tom Ford, a sociological/psychological
> humor
> > > researcher.  Our work has examined the social consequences of
> > > disparaging humor, most recently looking at the behavioral
> > > consequences of exposure to sexist humor.  Since moving to UI,
my
> > > humor work has focused on leadership, particularly how
minority
> > > leaders (racial minorities, women) can use humor to increase
> their
> > > perceived effectiveness and decrease resistance to their
> > leadership.
> > > My colleagues and I will be designing more studies to pursue
the
> > > humor and leadership work this coming academic year.  Any
ideas
> > are
> > > welcome!
> > >
> > > I was hoping we could use this forum as a way to share
resources
> > and
> > > ideas about the study of humor.  If any of you are interested
in
> > the
> > > research I've mentioned here, feel free to contact me!  I look
> > > forward to reading about more of your interests as well.
> > >
> > > Take care-
> > >
> > > Christie
> > >
> >
>

Hi Gil,

It certainly seems that way...kind of takes the fun out of studying
humor!  I recently found evidence of a positive social consequence of
exposure to disparaging humor, and will continue to theorize and
pursue that finding in future studies.  If you're interested, I can
send you my paper about this research.  Tom and his students at WMU
are currently working on some expansions to this research as well,
you can contact him at thomas.ford@....

Christie



--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "Gil" <alonzo_gil@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Christie,
>
> I am very familiar of Ford's work and find them very interesting.
It
> seems that many of us are interested in disparagement humor (though
> from different perspectives). It seems that there is more focus
> recently on negative aspects of humor.
>
> Gil
>
>
> --- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "christieboxer" <christie-
> fitzgerald@> wrote:
> >
> > Following Gil's lead, I thought I would post a bit about myself
> and
> > my humor research.
> >
> > I am a sociology PhD student at the University of Iowa. I came to
> > Iowa after finishing my MA at Western Michigan University, where
I
> > was able to work with Tom Ford, a sociological/psychological
humor
> > researcher.  Our work has examined the social consequences of
> > disparaging humor, most recently looking at the behavioral
> > consequences of exposure to sexist humor.  Since moving to UI, my
> > humor work has focused on leadership, particularly how minority
> > leaders (racial minorities, women) can use humor to increase
their
> > perceived effectiveness and decrease resistance to their
> leadership.
> > My colleagues and I will be designing more studies to pursue the
> > humor and leadership work this coming academic year.  Any ideas
> are
> > welcome!
> >
> > I was hoping we could use this forum as a way to share resources
> and
> > ideas about the study of humor.  If any of you are interested in
> the
> > research I've mentioned here, feel free to contact me!  I look
> > forward to reading about more of your interests as well.
> >
> > Take care-
> >
> > Christie
> >
>

Hi Christie,

I am very familiar of Ford's work and find them very interesting. It
seems that many of us are interested in disparagement humor (though
from different perspectives). It seems that there is more focus
recently on negative aspects of humor.

Gil


--- In Humorology@yahoogroups.com, "christieboxer" <christie-
fitzgerald@...> wrote:
>
> Following Gil's lead, I thought I would post a bit about myself
and
> my humor research.
>
> I am a sociology PhD student at the University of Iowa. I came to
> Iowa after finishing my MA at Western Michigan University, where I
> was able to work with Tom Ford, a sociological/psychological humor
> researcher.  Our work has examined the social consequences of
> disparaging humor, most recently looking at the behavioral
> consequences of exposure to sexist humor.  Since moving to UI, my
> humor work has focused on leadership, particularly how minority
> leaders (racial minorities, women) can use humor to increase their
> perceived effectiveness and decrease resistance to their
leadership.
> My colleagues and I will be designing more studies to pursue the
> humor and leadership work this coming academic year.  Any ideas
are
> welcome!
>
> I was hoping we could use this forum as a way to share resources
and
> ideas about the study of humor.  If any of you are interested in
the
> research I've mentioned here, feel free to contact me!  I look
> forward to reading about more of your interests as well.
>
> Take care-
>
> Christie
>

Following Gil's lead, I thought I would post a bit about myself and
my humor research.

I am a sociology PhD student at the University of Iowa. I came to
Iowa after finishing my MA at Western Michigan University, where I
was able to work with Tom Ford, a sociological/psychological humor
researcher.  Our work has examined the social consequences of
disparaging humor, most recently looking at the behavioral
consequences of exposure to sexist humor.  Since moving to UI, my
humor work has focused on leadership, particularly how minority
leaders (racial minorities, women) can use humor to increase their
perceived effectiveness and decrease resistance to their leadership.
My colleagues and I will be designing more studies to pursue the
humor and leadership work this coming academic year.  Any ideas are
welcome!

I was hoping we could use this forum as a way to share resources and
ideas about the study of humor.  If any of you are interested in the
research I've mentioned here, feel free to contact me!  I look
forward to reading about more of your interests as well.

Take care-

Christie

Hi,

sorry, this is not related to humor in anyway, but my next study
probably will be ;-)
I'm looking for participants from all age groups to fill in my online
study (see below). I would be grateful if you would participate and
maybe even forward the message and link below to other mailing lists,
friends, family or whoever may be interested.

Thanks a lot,

Manuela.

P.S. In order to participate, volunteers need sufficient skills in
understand English language.






Hello everyone

I'm a PhD student at the Department of Psychology at the University of
Kent at Canterbury/UK. With this E-mail I'm looking for participants
for my Online study. The following questionnaire investigates opinions
  about men, women and their relationships in contemporary society .
Participation is completely voluntary and if you want, you can also
forward the link to your friends, who might be interested in
participating. In order to participate you should be at minimum 16
years old. The survey will not take more than 15 minutes of your time,
you can withdraw your participation at any time, it is also completely
anonymous. If you decide to take part, we would like to ask to give
your answers as honest as possible and to emphasise that there are no
right or wrong answers. For more information and contact details of me
and my supervisor just follow the link below:

https://www.kent.ac.uk/psychology/surveys/qms2/display.php?s=667&k=8e6dac2d

Thank you for your decision to participate.


Best Regards,

Manuela Thomae.

I saw that few students joined the group in the past few days, and
you might be a bit shy to so I thought I will add a new topic about
my interests in humor research and how I got to it at all.

I am at the Anthropology department but most of my research is
actually psychology related. I am in the field of evolutionary
psychology and I came across article that talks about the evolution
of humor. I didn't even think that humor was a topic that people
really study, as some of you may have felt the same. But as I
started reading more and more about the topic, I found it very
fascinating with a lot of interesting unsolved mysteries, and I
decided to write a seminar paper on the subject and since then I am
into it.

I am especially interested in the difference between men and women
in the production and appreciation of humor as derived from sexual
selection theory. For example, the fact that it seems that women
value sense of humor more in a desired mate while men are more
interested that women will laugh at their humor. I am mainly
focusing on the role of status on the percieved humor, and how
different types of humor (i.e. self and other deprecating) are
related to that.

The annual humor conference take place this year in Newport, Rhode
Island between June 28th - July 1st. For more information you can go
to: http://www.salve.edu/humor/

That might interest some of you. You can find all the details here:

http://www.csd.abdn.ac.uk/isshl07/

Hi everyone,

My name is Gil and I am Ph.D student at the Anthropology department
at the University of New Mexico (I am an international student from
Israel).

I talked with several other students in the past few months, and it
seems that a;; of us were very happy to find other students
researching humor. Therefore, I came up with the idea to open a
group for students who study humor. It can be a great opportunity to
meet other students in a friendly environment, learn from each
other, discuss humor related topics, etc.

I myself am studying humor from evolutionary perspective, especially
focusing on sexual selection theory and life history theory.

If any new member wants to join and introduce him/herself you are
more than welcome.

Gil