Israeli  Journal  of Humor  Research
An  International  Journal

Vol. 4, Issue No. 1, June 2015

Cover & front page

EDITORIAL
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Dave Korotkov St. Thomas University, Canada | Lydia Amir The College of Management                   
Academic Studies,Israel | Arie Sover Ashkelon Academic College, Israel                                                            4

REGULAR ARTICLES
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Theory
Playing with paradigms - a role for humor
Paul Jewell  Flinders University, Austarlia.                                                                                                           11

Education
Scrutinizing humorous mass culture texts in class: A critical Language teachin proposal
Anna Fterniati, Argiris Archakis, Vasia Tsami, University of Patras
Villy Tsakona, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.                                                                                    28

Psychology
Humor as a Correlate of Psychological Strenghs among Elderly                                                                    53
Madhurima Pradhan, Shiksha Anand, Preeti Bala Mishra, Bhanu Pratap Yadav, Lucknow University, India

Stand-up Comedy
Stand-up Comedy as an Activity Type                                                   
Ibukun Filani  Deparment of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.                                                                   73 

BOOK REVIEW 
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Slavoj Zizek, Zizek's Jokes (Did you hear the one about Hegel and negation?)
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press                                                                                                                          98
Arthur Asa Berger, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (Emeritus), San Frencisco State University, U.S.A.