A plea for looking closely at humorous images in the classroom

The institute IVMV studies the role of images in our society. In 2022, Heidi de Mare wrote a paper about why we shouldn’t lose touch with art, imagery, and humour in our learning environment.

„Who laughs at an image, should be able to explain in words why. Being able to do so provides a common ground for understanding each other’s humour“.

Further Reading: English TSM

This article was published in The Teachers Society [vol. 1/ 2024]. Text: Farah Nikijuluw & Heidi de Mare and is based on the paper ‘In de lach schieten! Over humor en kunst in de klas’ (2022) written by dr. Heidi de Mare / Stichting IVMV, which you can read here (Dutch).