Humor and rumor in the post-Soviet authoritarian state

Informed by ethnographic fieldwork in an authoritarian regime, this book shows how jokes and rumors remind communities of their fears, support paranoia, shape conformist behavior, and, consequently, reinforce the existing hegemony. In this study on everyday life in a repressive regime, Anastasiya As...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Astapova, Anastasiya 1986- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:	Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
Schlagworte:	Belarusian wit and humor Belarus Folk literature, Belarusian Belarus-Politics and government-Humor Electronic books
Umfang:	1 online resource (185 pages)