Cultural Studies History Psychology 
Sapiens
JANUARY 21, 2025
My interest in the topic is more personal, not just because of my history as a former Giggling Gertie, but because its a behavior that is much less straightforward than it seems. As the cultural studies scholar Fran McDonald showsin her analysis of the incident, laughter without humor appears to render us mechanical, terrifying, monstrous.
ED Surge
JANUARY 6, 2025
A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.
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