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No laughing matter: What studying humor can teach us about life

No laughing matter: What studying humor can teach us about life

FromTel Aviv Review


No laughing matter: What studying humor can teach us about life

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Prof. Arie Sover, the founding chair of the Israeli Society for the Study of Humor, dissects with host Gilad Halpern the ins and outs of his field, in an Israeli and a global context, ahead of the society's annual conference.
Song: Matisyahu - One Day
This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Feb 5, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.