Uncovering the suppressed potential in spontaneous self-induced laughter through Deleuze, affect and posthuman philosophy

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In order to establish the history of academic and popular work and thoughts on the subject of solitary laughter in English, I undertook a literature review through academic and popular data bases with terms related to the subject of solitary laughter with a colleague from the field of psychology. This extensive work produced a large amount of data and this was tabulated and became the basis of an article on the subject of the history and significance of solitary laughter. My colleague and I have submitted this for acceptance at an international journal in the field of psychology. We are awaiting the review. Working with psychology researchers took my research onto a slightly different path related to the broad theoretical frameworks within which laughter is conceptualized. With two other researchers from Britain, I submitted an article on positive psychology and autoethnographic method titled “You can end up in a happy place” (Voyce): a role for positive autoethnography”, which was published in the journal Mental Health and Social Inclusion in April 2023 and represents an innovative and unique combination of two formerly disparate fields. I was also invited to participate in the editing of a future book on the subject of autoethnographic writing in the context of positive psychological methods.