Humour in political activism : creative nonviolent resistance /: creative nonviolent resistance. ([2016])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Humour in political activism : creative nonviolent resistance /: creative nonviolent resistance. ([2016])
- Main Title:
- Humour in political activism : creative nonviolent resistance
- Further Information:
- Note: Majken Jul Sørensen.
- Authors:
- Sørensen, Majken Jul
- Contents:
- Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; 1: Introduction; 2: Humour and Pockets of Resistance; Introduction; What Is Humour?; Political Humour as Subversion or a Vent for Frustration?; Humorous Political Stunts; The "Play of Politics"; Power, Resistance and Discursive Guerrilla War; Conclusion; Notes; 3: Humorous Political Stunts from Around the World; Introduction; Supportive Humorous Political Stunts; Housewives Celebrate the Australian Prime Minister; Challenges Camouflaged as Support; Corrective Humorous Political Stunts. Arms Export and Child Labour as Ethical Investments in Belgium Kidney Donations as Public Entertainment in The Netherlands; Revealing Wrongs and Suggesting Alternatives Through Corrections; Naïve Humorous Political Stunts; Santas Hand out Gifts from the Shop Shelves in Denmark; Announcement of Sports Result Disguises Opposition in Burma; Aerobics Dance as "Protest Without Protesting" in Thailand; Sidestepping Confrontation with Naïveté; Absurd Humorous Political Stunts; Carnival and Candy Disrupt Communist Control in Poland. Clowns and Children Interview Soldiers in Colombia During Military Parade Vulnerabilities Exposed with Absurdity; Provocative Humorous Political Stunts; Insulting Bridge Painting in Russia; Teddy Bears Parachuting in Support for Human Rights Over Belarus; Confronting Power with Provocation; Humorous Political Stunts and the Play of Politics; Conclusion; Notes; 4: Facilitating Outreach, Mobilisation and a Culture ofDedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; 1: Introduction; 2: Humour and Pockets of Resistance; Introduction; What Is Humour?; Political Humour as Subversion or a Vent for Frustration?; Humorous Political Stunts; The "Play of Politics"; Power, Resistance and Discursive Guerrilla War; Conclusion; Notes; 3: Humorous Political Stunts from Around the World; Introduction; Supportive Humorous Political Stunts; Housewives Celebrate the Australian Prime Minister; Challenges Camouflaged as Support; Corrective Humorous Political Stunts. Arms Export and Child Labour as Ethical Investments in Belgium Kidney Donations as Public Entertainment in The Netherlands; Revealing Wrongs and Suggesting Alternatives Through Corrections; Naïve Humorous Political Stunts; Santas Hand out Gifts from the Shop Shelves in Denmark; Announcement of Sports Result Disguises Opposition in Burma; Aerobics Dance as "Protest Without Protesting" in Thailand; Sidestepping Confrontation with Naïveté; Absurd Humorous Political Stunts; Carnival and Candy Disrupt Communist Control in Poland. Clowns and Children Interview Soldiers in Colombia During Military Parade Vulnerabilities Exposed with Absurdity; Provocative Humorous Political Stunts; Insulting Bridge Painting in Russia; Teddy Bears Parachuting in Support for Human Rights Over Belarus; Confronting Power with Provocation; Humorous Political Stunts and the Play of Politics; Conclusion; Notes; 4: Facilitating Outreach, Mobilisation and a Culture of Resistance; Introduction; The Anti-Militarist Network Ofog; Reaching Out Through Humour; Reality AB; Svensk Vapenfadder. Refining Recruitment Ads from the Armed Forces Facilitating Outreach to the General Public; Facilitating Mobilisation of New Activists; Facilitating a Culture of Resistance; Radical Clowning; Sustaining a Culture of Resistance with Radical Clowning; Internal-External Humour; Conclusion; Notes; 5: Confronting the State Through Humorous Political Activism; Introduction; KMV and Total Resistance; Spectacles for Mainstream Media; The Role of KMV's Humorous Political Stunts; Combining Humour with Suing the Norwegian State; The Legal Procedures That Changed the Law. Gaining Attention Through a Broad Campaign Confronting the State Conclusion; Notes; 6: Dilemmas and Risks in Humorous Political Activism; Introduction; Unserious About the Issue; Humour Can be Misunderstood; Mixing the Humorous and Non-Humorous; Ridicule Can be Experienced as Abuse; Cynicism Might Make People Disillusioned; Conclusion; Notes; 7: Humorous Political Stunts and Theory of Nonviolent Action; Introduction; Nonviolent Action; Dialogue Facilitation; Power Breaking; Utopian Enactment; Normative Regulation; Humour and Theory of Nonviolent action; Conclusion; Notes. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 808.7
Political science
Political satire
Political activists -- Humor
Passive resistance
Wit and humor
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills
Passive resistance
Political activists
Political satire
Wit and humor
Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy
Politics & government
Political structures: democracy
Political communication
Democracy
Political Science -- General
Political science & theory
Electronic books
Humor - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137573469
1137573465 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781137573452
1137573457 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed on October 4, 2016). - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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