Book review: Low, David E. (2024). Transgressive Humour in Classrooms: Punching Up, Punching Down and Critical Literacy Practices. Routledge.

Villy Tsakona

doi:10.7592/EJHR.2025.13.1.1055

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025), Reviews

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)

Book review: Low, David E. (2024). Transgressive Humour in Classrooms: Punching Up, Punching Down and Critical Literacy Practices. Routledge.

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Submitted 21-01-2025

Published 30-04-2025

Villy Tsakona⁺⁻

Villy Tsakona

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9692-1706

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humour
critical literacy
education

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Tsakona, V. (2025). Book review: Low, David E. (2024). Transgressive Humour in Classrooms: Punching Up, Punching Down and Critical Literacy Practices. Routledge. The European Journal of Humour Research, 13(1), 192-196. https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR.2025.13.1.1055

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