Humor and Rumor in the Post-Soviet Authoritarian State (Hardcover)

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Belarus, an example of an authoritarian state, Humor and Rumor in the Post-Soviet Authoritarian State presents over one hundred contemporary political jokes in the contexts of their performance. Throughout, Anastasiya Astapova demonstrates the salience of the joke genre, the multiplicity of humor manifestations, and the fundamental presence of intertextual links between jokes and another folk genre-rumor. Informed by real-life fieldwork in an authoritarian regime, Humor and Rumor in the Post-Soviet Authoritarian State challenges many common theories of political humor, including the interpretation of political jokes as weapons of the weak. It illustrates how jokes and rumors remind communities of their fears, support paranoia, shape conformist behavior, and, consequently, reinforce the existing hegemony. In this rare study on everyday life in and reactions to repressive regimes, Astapova unveils political humor as it is lived.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
Release date:	February 2021
Authors:	Anastasiya Astapova
Dimensions:	229 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-79362-429-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-79362-429-1
Barcode:	9781793624291

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