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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Auteur principal:	Astapova, Anastasiya 1986- (Auteur)
Format:	Ebook
Langue:	English
Publié:	Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021
Titres liés à la collection:	Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
Sujets:	Belarusian wit and humor Belarus Folk literature, Belarusian Belarus-Politics and government-Humor Electronic books
Description matérielle:	1 online resource (185 pages)