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...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Lanham : Lexington Books,
2021
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
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| Schlagworte: | Belarusian wit and humor Belarus Folk literature, Belarusian Belarus-Politics and government-Humor Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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 Astapova unveils political humor as it is lived. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781793624307 1793624305 9781793624291 1793624291 |