Free (DRM-free) Humor [Danish Academic Culture & Philosophy Essay w/Audiobook]

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Humor (Humour) by Stefan Kjerkegaard (faculty profile, Wikipedia DK), an associate professor in the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University, is the 52nd in the Tænkepauser (Reflections) series of Danish-language accessibly-written short essays intended to introduce laypersons to assorted academic topics, this one a semi-philosophical one about the purposes and benefits of humour in our lives and cultural surroundings, beyond just joking around, free for a limited time courtesy of Aarhus University Press in Denmark.

This is part of their generous giveaway program which offers each new essay and its accompanying audiobook reading free for a limited time after initial publication.

Currently free through October 9th directly @ the university's catalogue page (DRM-free ePub & PDF available worldwide; for the DRM-free MP3 audiobook, scroll down to where it says “Om bogen” and right-click save-as “som lydbog kan downloades gratis” at the end of the blurb)

Beskrivelse på dansk
Humor er ingenting i sig selv, men en snylter af værste skuffe. – Måske endda lidt af et skuffejern? – Det sagde hun også i går! … Nej, spøg til side: Humor er meget mere end platheder, der kan aflede enhver samtale. Humor sætter et perspektiv på livet, os selv og hinanden, hvis pointe især selvhøjtidelige magthavere ikke fatter: Vi er alle latterlige. Det mener Stefan Kjerkegaard, seriøs sprogspiller ved Aarhus Universitet, og han er ikke engang særlig sjov. Det er hans onkel til gengæld. Han er lige til at grine ad.