Elliott Oring

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Elliott Oring (born 20 April 1945) is an American author of academic books primarily relating to the topics of folklore, humor, and cultural symbolism.[1] Oring is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles, and serves on the Editorial Board of Humor: International Journal of Humor Research.[2][3] In 2010-2011 he was President of the International Society for Humor Studies.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Folk Groups And Folklore Genres: An Introduction[4]
  • Folk Groups And Folklore Genres Reader: A Reader
  • Engaging Humor[5][6]
  • Israeli Humor
  • The Jokes of Sigmund Freud: A Study in Humor and Jewish Identity
  • Israeli Humor: The Content and Structure of the Chizbat of the Palmah
  • The First Book of Jewish Jokes: The Collection of L. M. Büschenthal[7]
  • Just Folklore: Analysis, Interpretation, Critique
  • Jokes and Their Relations
  • Joking asides : the theory, analysis, and aesthetics of humor
  • Humor and the individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The First Book of Jewish Jokes". Iupress.indiana.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  2. ^ "expert on humor | Cal State LA". Calstatela.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  3. ^ Whitney Phillips (21 May 2015). "RIP trolling: How the Internet has transformed dark humor". Slate. Slate.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  4. ^ "University Press of Colorado - Elliott Oring". Upcolorado.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ Elliott Oring. "UI Press | Elliott Oring | Engaging Humor". Press.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. ^ "Engaging humor: Elliott Oring, University of Illinois Press, Urbana/Chicago, 2003, 208 pages, $29.95". Journal of Pragmatics. 39 (1): 221–225. January 2007. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2006.06.002.
  7. ^ "Book Review | The First Book of Jewish Jokes edited by Elliott Oring". Momentmag.com. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-11-15.