Creative Resistance
Political Humor in the Arab Uprisings
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Beschreibung
This volume explores political humor as a creative tool for resistance. It analyzes the interdependencies between humorous forms of cultural expression and socio-political developments in different countries.
During the uprisings of the Arab Spring between 2010 and 2012, oppositional movements used political humor to criticize political leaders or to expose the absurdities of the socio-political conditions. These humorous expressions in various art forms such as poetry, stand-up comedy, street art, music, caricatures, cartoons, comics and puppet shows were further distributed in the social media.This first comprehensive study of political humor in the uprisings explores the varieties and functions of political humor as a creative tool for resistance. It analyzes humorous forms of cultural expression and their impact on socio-political developments in different countries of the Middle East and North Africa with a special focus on the changing modes of humor.
Autor*in
Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf
Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf has held the chair of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies at the University of Cologne since 2012. Her main research interests include transformations of religious concepts in Muslim societies, Islamism, migration to the Arab Gulf states, Islam in Germany, and popular culture in Middle Eastern societies.
Themen in »Creative Resistance«
Arab Spring Arab Spring Political Humor Political Humor Arab Cultural Production Arab Cultural Production Satire Satire Art Art Popular Culture Popular Culture Politics Politics Political Art