In all seriousness: humour in Adibah Amin's as I was passing and as I was passing II

• Main Authors: Anor Salim, Farah Akmar, Quayum, Mohammad Abdul, Ramlan, Wan Nur Madiha
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: PE English; PI Oriental languages and literatures; PR English literature
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66582/1/66582_In%20all%20seriousness.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66582/2/66582_In%20all%20seriousness_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66582/; http://web.usm.my/kajh/vol25_2_2018/kajh25022018_02.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper investigates Adibah Amin’s use of humour in the two volumes of her occasional writing, As I was Passing (2007). To pursue this objective, the theory of humour formulated by John Morreall, a renowned contemporary figure in humour studies, has been used to frame the discussion. However, si...