- John Morreall
John Morreall (b.
February 1 ,1947 ) is Professor of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia [ [http://www.wm.edu/religiousstudies/directory.php?personid=1228889 College of William and Mary - Faculty directory] ] . He has also taught atNorthwestern University ,Santa Clara University ,Pennsylvania State University , and theRochester Institute of Technology .Morreall is a founder of the
International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS), and was elected its President for 2004–2005 [ [http://www.hnu.edu/ishs/ContactCenter.htm ISHS website - contact page] ] . He is on the board of "Humor:International Journal of Humor Research ", [ [http://www.hnu.edu/ishs/JournalCenter.htm Humor Journal] ] and was its Review Editor from 1988 to 1999.
= Books [ [http://www.amazon.com/s?search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=&author=Morreall%2C+John&select-author=field-author-like&title=&select-title=field-title&subject=&select-subject=field-subject&field-publisher=&field-isbn=&node=&field-binding=&field-age=&field-language=&field-dateop=before&field-datemod=0&field-dateyear=2009&chooser-sort=rank%21%2Bsalesrank&mysubmitbutton1.x=27&mysubmitbutton1.y=10 amazon.com] ] and publications ="Taking Laughter Seriously" (SUNY Press, 1983)
"The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor" (SUNY Press, 1987)
"Humor Works" (Human Resource Development Press, 1997)
"Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion" (SUNY Press, 1999).
Morreall has also published over 60 articles, chapters, and reviews on humor, as well as over 40 articles and chapters on other topics in philosophy, religion, and linguistics.
Morreall has done over 500 presentations on humor for business and medical groups in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan, under the name Humorworks [ [http://www.humorworks.com/clients.php HumorWorks website - Client list] ] .
References
External links
* [http://www.hnu.edu/ishs/] - International Society for Humor Studies
* [http://www.humorworks.com/index.php] - HumorWorks website
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