Humour and Politics in Africa

Humour and Politics in Africa
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9781529219739
ISBN-13 : 1529219736
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Book Synopsis Humour and Politics in Africa by : Daniel Hammett

Download or read book Humour and Politics in Africa written by Daniel Hammett and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses of humour often focus primarily on the Global North, with little consideration for examples and practices from elsewhere. This book provides a vital contribution to humour theory by developing a Global South perspective. Taking a wide-ranging view across the whole of the continent, the book examines the relationship between humour and politics in Africa. It considers the context of the production and reception of humour in African contexts and argues that humour is more than just symbolic. Moving beyond the idea of humour as a mode of resistance, the book investigates the ‘political work’ that humour does and explores the complex entanglements in which the politics, practices and performances of humour are located.


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