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Giselinde Kuipers

Giselinde Kuipers is a Dutch sociologist and research professor at the Center for Sociological Research at KU Leuven University. She is an Affiliate of the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion. Kuipers is known for her works on the sociology of humor.

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Giselinde Kuipers
Born1971 (age 54–55)
Academic background
EducationUtrecht University (MA), University of Amsterdam (PhD)
Academic work
Disciplinesociology
Sub-discipline
sociology of humor, sociology of media
InstitutionsKU Leuven

Giselinde Kuipers (born 1971) is a Dutch sociologist and research professor at the Center for Sociological Research at KU Leuven University. She is an Affiliate of the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion.12 Kuipers is known for her works on the sociology of humor.345

Books

  • Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, De Gruyter Mouton 2006
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References

  1. Amsterdam, Universiteit van (19 July 2012). "Giselinde Kuipers, hoogleraar Cultuursociologie". Universiteit van Amsterdam (in Dutch).
  2. "Giselinde Kuipers". inequality.wcfia.harvard.edu.
  3. "Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke - ProQuest". Contemporary Sociology. 36 (5). 2006.
  4. Oring, Elliott (2009). "Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke (review)". Journal of American Folklore. 122 (1): 119–121. ISSN 1535-1882.
  5. Davies, Christie (November 2008). "Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke . By Giselinde Kuipers. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006. Pp. viii+293. $145.00". American Journal of Sociology. 114 (3): 838–840. doi:10.1086/597438. ISSN 0002-9602.
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