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Contingent dynamics of political humour

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2021
This article introduces the themes of the special issue. It offers a provisional working conception of “political humour.” It then notes some of the tendencies and challenges for scholarship on political humour, namely, that political humour interacts ...
Sammy Basu, Massih Zekavat
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Pragmeme of Political Humour in Selected Nigerian Political Cartoons

Journal of Language and Education, 2019
Political humour is a recurring element in print media and other genres, touching various areas of Nigerian political discourse. A number of research studies have investigated political humour in contemporary Nigerian political discourse.
Tolulope Oluremi
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#ForgiveUsForWeHaveSinned: Conceptual integration theory and political Internet humour

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2017
The aim of the paper is to uncover the extent to which different forms of political Internet humour can criticise current political affairs in a developing democracy such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, applying a cognitive linguistic theory of
Nihada Delibegovic Dzanic, Sanja Berberovic   +1 more
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Humour as a political communication strategy

The European Journal of Humour Research
In an era of growing political disaffection, humour has become a powerful tool in the populist communication arsenal. This article argues that, particularly in democratic contexts marked by declining trust in institutions, populist politicians ...
Adam North
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Humour scandals in the Finnish political public sphere in 1990–2020

The European Journal of Humour Research
Humour is a part of contemporary mediated political struggles. At times, humour itself becomes politicised, turning into public controversies or humour scandals.
Juha Herkman, Joonas Koivukoski
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“Silence is the best answer for a bully”: an exploration of humour techniques in selected Nigerian newspaper political cartoons

Language and Semiotic Studies
Newspaper political cartoons, known for their satirical nature, employ semiotic and linguistic techniques to comment on or criticise political leaders and events humorously.
Osisanwo Ayo, Atoloye Lekan
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Emperors’ Nicknames and Roman Political Humour

Klio, 2020
SummaryThe article examines unofficial imperial nicknames, sobriquets and appellatives, from Octavian Augustus to Julian the Apostate, in the light of traditions of Roman political humour, and argues that in the political field during the Principate there were two co-existing competing modes of emperors’ naming: along with an official one, politically ...
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Humour as resistance: Disaster humour in post-9/11 United States

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2015
This paper studies the evolution of political humour in media in the United States after 9/11. Previous research has identified patterns in the evolution of jokes on the Internet but a study of patterns of humour in mainstream media remain scarce.
Aju Basil James
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Making fun of power

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2023
The paper deals with Ukrainian President’s Zelensky image in political cartoons and memes. They are forms of political humour and can be examined in an interdisciplinary manner.
Orest Semotiuk, Viktoriya Shevchenko
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‘The new but lonely voice against the authoritarianism’: humor and irony in Turkish political discourse after the Taksim Gezi Park Protests

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2017
This study investigates the diffusion of a new political language based on humour and irony into Turkish politics. The Taksim Gezi Park Protests, in addition to introducing a new subject to Turkish politics, led to a new language that places humour at ...
Gunes Ekin Aksan
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