Alberto Godioli
Biographic Data
| ID | 2962791 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alberto Godioli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Godioli |
| SIGNATURE | GODIOLI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6147-2760 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Humour and conflict in the digital age
This special issue examines how humour and conflict intersect in the digitally networked public sphere. Building on work that has grown out of various research projects, a 2023 conference, and recent trends in humour studies, the contributions to this special issue explore how a variety of humorous objects and practices—from memes and stand-up comedy to cartoons and other forms—shape and are shaped by the communicative logics of the internet. The…
Laughing on the edge
Dark humour, i.e. humour engaging with sinister or distressing topics, is often at the centre of complex legal cases regarding freedom of expression and its limits. On the one hand, this type of humour is safeguarded in principle by international free speech standards, which should also apply to expressions that “offend, shock or disturb the State or any sector of the population” (as emphasised by the European Court of Human Rights in Handyside v…
Introduction
1 "Einu sinni var borg sem ht v hllega nafni Borgin okkar. Enginn efaistt um a hn vaeri fallegust allra borga, a
Where is the child? Refugee narratives in contemporary European popular culture
Subjected to what has been called a ‘global mobility regime’, refugees will often find that their destination countries have a limited number of pre-cut identities ready for them and allow them little leeway beyond these. In this paper, we will discuss representations of refugees in European popular culture following the so-called 2015 Syrian refugee crisis. We will analyse the narratives in these representations, and how these negotiate both wha…
Humor and the Law
In this introduction, we outline several approaches to the role humor might play in relation to the law through the six articles contributed to this special issue and through important and more recent theories that have guided discussions of humor. We take up two aspects in particular when addressing the efficacy of humor: its ability to serve as a diagnostic tool and even cure; and its weaknesses, limitations, and shortcomings. Finally, we outli…
Laughing Matters
This article conducts an interdisciplinary analysis of a corpus consisting of ten cases from the European Court of Human Rights. The selected cases range from 2004 to 2022 and engage with the nexus between hate speech and humorous expression, spanning across various forms of humor (from political satire to disaster jokes) and different media (from verbal jokes to cartoons). Building on insights from linguistics, semiotics and literary theory, we …
Different systems, similar challenges
The United States and Europe are often contrasted with each other regarding their approach to freedom of expression. Yet, despite the differences between their respective judicial systems, courts from both regions inevitably face similar interpretive challenges when dealing with humor. Our paper conducts a comparative discussion of humor-related jurisprudence from the US and Europe, mostly (but not exclusively) focusing on two landmark cases – na…
The difficulty of judging jests
in Sorgues, in Southeastern France, a three-year old child was sent to preschool with a T-shirt reading "je suis une bombe!" [I am a bomb!] on one side, and "Jihad, n le 11 septembre" [Jihad, born on September 11th] on the other. The T-shirt played on the child's actual name (Jihad, which is common in the Arab world) and date of birth (which was actually September 11th). Jihad's uncle had given him the T-shirt as a birthday present, and asked his…
Satire and the law
n Contains fulltext :\n 288735.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)\n
Cartoon Controversies at the European Court of Human Rights
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent link with ambiguity, humor is an extremely arduous testing ground for the legal regulation of freedom of expression—all the more so in the case of cartoons and other forms of highly condensed, predominantly visual humor. The juridical challenges presented by humorous expression are particularly topical in the digital age, as shown by the mediatic i…
Different systems, similar challenges
The United States and Europe are often contrasted with each other regarding their approach to freedom of expression. Yet, despite the differences between their respective judicial systems, courts from both regions inevitably face similar interpretive challenges when dealing with humor. Our paper conducts a comparative discussion of humor-related jurisprudence from the US and Europe, mostly (but not exclusively) focusing on two landmark cases – na…
Humor and the Law
In this introduction, we outline several approaches to the role humor might play in relation to the law through the six articles contributed to this special issue and through important and more recent theories that have guided discussions of humor. We take up two aspects in particular when addressing the efficacy of humor: its ability to serve as a diagnostic tool and even cure; and its weaknesses, limitations, and shortcomings. Finally, we outli…
The difficulty of judging jests
in Sorgues, in Southeastern France, a three-year old child was sent to preschool with a T-shirt reading "je suis une bombe!" [I am a bomb!] on one side, and "Jihad, n le 11 septembre" [Jihad, born on September 11th] on the other. The T-shirt played on the child's actual name (Jihad, which is common in the Arab world) and date of birth (which was actually September 11th). Jihad's uncle had given him the T-shirt as a birthday present, and asked his…
Cartoon Controversies at the European Court of Human Rights
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent link with ambiguity, humor is an extremely arduous testing ground for the legal regulation of freedom of expression—all the more so in the case of cartoons and other forms of highly condensed, predominantly visual humor. The juridical challenges presented by humorous expression are particularly topical in the digital age, as shown by the mediatic i…
Cartoon Controversies at the European Court of Human Rights
How can judges draw a line between innocent jokes and potentially harmful ones? Due to its inherent link with ambiguity, humor is an extremely arduous testing ground for the legal regulation of freedom of expression—all the more so in the case of cartoons and other forms of highly condensed, predominantly visual humor. The juridical challenges presented by humorous expression are particularly topical in the digital age, as shown by the mediatic i…
Laughing Matters
This article conducts an interdisciplinary analysis of a corpus consisting of ten cases from the European Court of Human Rights. The selected cases range from 2004 to 2022 and engage with the nexus between hate speech and humorous expression, spanning across various forms of humor (from political satire to disaster jokes) and different media (from verbal jokes to cartoons). Building on insights from linguistics, semiotics and literary theory, we …
Different systems, similar challenges
The United States and Europe are often contrasted with each other regarding their approach to freedom of expression. Yet, despite the differences between their respective judicial systems, courts from both regions inevitably face similar interpretive challenges when dealing with humor. Our paper conducts a comparative discussion of humor-related jurisprudence from the US and Europe, mostly (but not exclusively) focusing on two landmark cases – na…
The difficulty of judging jests
in Sorgues, in Southeastern France, a three-year old child was sent to preschool with a T-shirt reading "je suis une bombe!" [I am a bomb!] on one side, and "Jihad, n le 11 septembre" [Jihad, born on September 11th] on the other. The T-shirt played on the child's actual name (Jihad, which is common in the Arab world) and date of birth (which was actually September 11th). Jihad's uncle had given him the T-shirt as a birthday present, and asked his…
Satire and the law
n Contains fulltext :\n 288735.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)\n
Introduction
1 "Einu sinni var borg sem ht v hllega nafni Borgin okkar. Enginn efaistt um a hn vaeri fallegust allra borga, a
Where is the child? Refugee narratives in contemporary European popular culture
Subjected to what has been called a ‘global mobility regime’, refugees will often find that their destination countries have a limited number of pre-cut identities ready for them and allow them little leeway beyond these. In this paper, we will discuss representations of refugees in European popular culture following the so-called 2015 Syrian refugee crisis. We will analyse the narratives in these representations, and how these negotiate both wha…
Humor and the Law
In this introduction, we outline several approaches to the role humor might play in relation to the law through the six articles contributed to this special issue and through important and more recent theories that have guided discussions of humor. We take up two aspects in particular when addressing the efficacy of humor: its ability to serve as a diagnostic tool and even cure; and its weaknesses, limitations, and shortcomings. Finally, we outli…
Humour and conflict in the digital age
This special issue examines how humour and conflict intersect in the digitally networked public sphere. Building on work that has grown out of various research projects, a 2023 conference, and recent trends in humour studies, the contributions to this special issue explore how a variety of humorous objects and practices—from memes and stand-up comedy to cartoons and other forms—shape and are shaped by the communicative logics of the internet. The…
Laughing on the edge
Dark humour, i.e. humour engaging with sinister or distressing topics, is often at the centre of complex legal cases regarding freedom of expression and its limits. On the one hand, this type of humour is safeguarded in principle by international free speech standards, which should also apply to expressions that “offend, shock or disturb the State or any sector of the population” (as emphasised by the European Court of Human Rights in Handyside v…
Humor Studies and Applications (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law in Society and Culture (4 works) · Human rights (3 works)