Michael K Cundall
Biographic Data
| ID | 6551287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael K Cundall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael K |
| FAMILY NAME | Cundall |
| SIGNATURE | CUNDALL M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The future of Humor Studies
Humor Studies has gained steadily increasing academic momentum in the past 50–60 years. There are numerous journals and special journal editions focusing on humor and laughter, and topics related across academia. If Humor Studies is to succeed and grow as a scientific discipline, it needs to make a clean break with some of the theories of the past. Simply put, researchers need to stop talking and writing about the Superiority Theory and Relief Th…
The Argumentative “Logic” of Humor
The logic of humor has been acknowledged as an essential dimension of every joke. However, what is the logic of jokes, exactly? The modern theories of humor maintain that jokes are characterized by their own logic, dubbed “pseudo,” “playful,” or “local,” which has been the object of frequent criticisms. This article intends to address the limitations of the current perspectives on the logic of jokes by proposing a rhetorical approach to humorous …
Towards a better understanding of racist and ethnic humor
This paper argues for a broader understanding of racist and ethnic humor (or
Towards a better understanding of racist and ethnic humor
This paper argues for a broader understanding of racist and ethnic humor (or
Towards a better understanding of racist and ethnic humor
This paper argues for a broader understanding of racist and ethnic humor (or
The Argumentative “Logic” of Humor
The logic of humor has been acknowledged as an essential dimension of every joke. However, what is the logic of jokes, exactly? The modern theories of humor maintain that jokes are characterized by their own logic, dubbed “pseudo,” “playful,” or “local,” which has been the object of frequent criticisms. This article intends to address the limitations of the current perspectives on the logic of jokes by proposing a rhetorical approach to humorous …
The future of Humor Studies
Humor Studies has gained steadily increasing academic momentum in the past 50–60 years. There are numerous journals and special journal editions focusing on humor and laughter, and topics related across academia. If Humor Studies is to succeed and grow as a scientific discipline, it needs to make a clean break with some of the theories of the past. Simply put, researchers need to stop talking and writing about the Superiority Theory and Relief Th…
Humor Studies and Applications (3 works) · American Literature and Humor Studies (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Argumentation theory (1 works) · Argumentative (1 works) · Dimension (graph theory) (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Ethnic group (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works)