School and the value of knowledge: Transformations in Belarusian jokes about education
Over the past century Belarus has experienced a dramatic increase in educational level. Obtaining secondary education is now considered normal, getting a university degree is prestigious. However, such an attitude is relatively new to Belarusian society. Joke texts that date back to the 19th and the...
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| Language: | English |
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2017-07-01
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| Series: | The European Journal of Humour Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/172 |