Looking for truth in absurdity
Humour as community-building and dissidence against authoritarianism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Umut Korkut (0000-0003-0150-0632, Glasgow Caledonian University, corresponding author), Aidan Mcgarry (0009-0009-3034-5783, Loughborough University), Itir Erhart (Istanbul Bilgi University), Itır Erhart (Istanbul Bilgi University), Hande Eslen-Ziya (0000-0001-7113-6771, Stavanger University, Norway), Olu Jenzen (0000-0002-0792-6135, University of Brighton) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 629-647 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512120971151 |
| OpenAlex | W3091171328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 39 |
What makes humour an honest and a direct communication tool for people? How do social networking and digital media transmit user-generated political and humorous content? Our research argues that the way in which humour is deployed through digital media during protest action allows protestors to assert humanity and sincerity against dehumanising political manipulation frameworks. Humorous content, to this extent, enables and is indicative of independent thinking and creativity. It causes contemplation, confronts the hegemonic power of the oppressor, and challenges fear and apathy. In order to conduct this research, we collected and analysed tweets shared during the Gezi Park protests. Gezi Parkı was chosen as the keyword since it was an unstructured and neutral term. Among millions of visual images shared during the protests, we concentrate on those that depict humour both in photography and video formats
Absurdity · Aesthetics · Art · Authoritarianism · Censorship · Contemplation · Content (measure theory · Democracy · Epistemology · Hatred · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social media · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Humor Studies and Applications · Law · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |