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Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021
Engelsk Paperback

Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021

Engelsk Paperback

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In times of peace as well as conflict, humor has served Algerians as a tool of both unification and division. Humor has also assisted Algerians of various backgrounds and ideological leanings with engaging critically in power struggles throughout the country's contemporary history. By analyzing comedic discourse in various forms (including plays, jokes, and cartoons), Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021 demonstrates the globally informed and creative ways that civilians have made sense of moments of victory and loss through humor. Using oral interviews and media archives in Arabic, French, and Tamazight, Elizabeth M. Perego expands on theoretical debates about humor as a tool of resistance and explores the importance of humor as an instrument of war, peace, and social memory, as well as a source for retracing volatile, contested pasts.  Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021 reveals how Algerians have harnessed humor to express competing visions for unity in a divided colonial society, to channel and process emotions surrounding a brutal war of decolonization and the forging of a new nation, and to demonstrate resilience in the face of a terrifying civil conflict.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
292
ISBN-13:
9780253067616
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0253067618
Udg. Dato:
7 nov 2023
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
228mm
Højde:
152mm
Forlag:
Indiana University Press
Oplagsdato:
7 nov 2023
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