Creative Resistance : : Political Humor in the Arab Uprisings /

Creative Resistance : : Political Humor in the Arab Uprisings / / ed. by Stephan Milich, Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf.

During the uprisings of the Arab Spring between 2010 and 2012, oppositional movements used political humor to criticize political leaders or to expose the absurdities of the socio-political conditions. These humorous expressions in various art forms such as poetry, stand-up comedy, street art, music...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
MitwirkendeR:
Boulay, Sébastien,
Dahmi, Mohamed,
Damir-Geilsdorf, Sabine,
Fischione, Fernanda,
Franke, Liza,
Fuhrmann, Larissa-Diana,
Gabai, Anna,
Heerbaart, Fabian,
Hubail, Fatema,
Lionis, Chrisoula,
Mannone, Nathanael,
Milich, Stephan,
HerausgeberIn:
Damir-Geilsdorf, Sabine,
Milich, Stephan,
Place / Publishing House:Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 153
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Physical Description:1 online resource (332 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Content
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Forms and Functions of Political Humor in Arab Societies
  • PART I: MAGHREB
  • Beyond Tanfis
  • Humor, Mockery and Defamation in Western Sahara
  • PART II: EGYPT, SUDAN
  • “We Started to Celebrate Being Egyptian”
  • From Equanimity to Agony
  • A Festival of Resistance
  • Towards an Understanding of the Role of Political Satire in Sudan
  • PART III: SYRIA, PALESTINE, KUWAIT, LEBANON
  • “Candies from Eastern Ghouta”
  • If a Duck is Drawn in the Desert, Does Anybody See It?
  • Dealing with Politics in Palestine
  • From Kuwait’s Margins to Tolaytila’s Mainstream
  • A Critique of Religious Sectarianism through Satire
  • Authors

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