The politics of humour in the public sphere
Cartoons, power and modernity in the first transnational humour scandal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5800965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giselinde Kuipers (0000-0002-5767-1054, University of Amsterdam & Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-80 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-5494 • E-ISSN: 1460-3551 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1367549410370072 |
| OpenAlex | W2153525501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 117 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article analyses the Danish 'cartoon crisis' as a transnational 'humour scandal'. While most studies conceptualize this crisis as a controversy about free speech or international relations, this article addresses the question why the crisis was sparked by cartoons. First, the article discusses the culturally specific 'humour regime' in which the cartoons were embedded. Second, it analyses the power dynamics of humour.Thirdly, it discusses how the cartoon crisis added a new element to the image of Muslims as completely Other and lacking in modernity: they have no sense of humour. Analysis of this controversy as humor scandal allows us, first, to identify its 'winners' and 'losers'. Next, it underscores the emergence of a transnational public sphere. Finally, and most importantly, it highlights the politics of humour - a slippery, often exclusive mode of communication - in national and transnational public spheres
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Humor Studies and Applications · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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Beyond the Iceberg
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Considering Ethnic Group Tensions
Introduktion
Ytringer der krænker
What kind of laughter
The Belarus-Poland migrant crisis
Dramaturgies of humour in the performance of protest
Stand-up in the age of outrage
Comic innocence
On power and prejudice
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The “Humoralist” as Journalistic Jammer
Imag(in)ing the eurocrisis
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Circuits of shock and bunk
The politics and aesthetics of humour in an age of comic controversy
If MPs have immunity, then why are they so afraid of the Coronavirus?’ Political humor during the first Covid-19 pandemic wave in Europe
Politics of humour in extremis
Ridiculing the unreasonable
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Towards a contextual approach
Humorous States
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Just a bit of fun
Laughing and unlaughing at religion-related fake news in Estonia
The Muslims are coming”
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The rise in humor scandals
It’s funny if the group says so”
Satire and its constraints
Cartoons on trial
This does not interest the court!”
The seriousness of ethnic jokes
Comedian‐in‐Chief
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Album Cover Elegies
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The metaphorical species
From the global/local divide to transnational popular culture
Humour as cultural heritage
Laughter and Ridicule
Good Humor, Bad Taste
Why the French Don't Like Headscarves
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The structural transformation of the public sphere
Transnationalizing the public sphere
Transnationalizing the Public Sphere
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You Must Be Joking
Dangerous Depictions
The Media's Role in a Clash of Misconceptions
The Muhammad cartoons and humor research
Wild Publics and Grotesque Symposiums
The structural transformation of the public sphere
The social construction of digital danger
Feminism and the Political Economy of Transnational Public Space
Islam, Media and Minorities in Denmark
Wit and Politics
| Unique citing works | 117 |
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| Citations per year | 9 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 116 |