Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021 , livre ebook

Indiana University Press - Elizabeth M. Perego

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In times of peace as well as conflict, humor has served Algerians as a tool of both unification and division. Humor has also assisted Algerians of various backgrounds and ideological leanings with engaging critically in power struggles throughout the country's contemporary history. By analyzing comedic discourse in various forms (including plays, jokes, and cartoons), Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021 demonstrates the globally informed and creative ways that civilians have made sense of moments of victory and loss through humor. Using oral interviews and media archives in Arabic, French, and Tamazight, Elizabeth M. Perego expands on theoretical debates about humor as a tool of resistance and explores the importance of humor as an instrument of war, peace, and social memory, as well as a source for retracing volatile, contested pasts.

Humor and Power in Algeria, 1920 to 2021 reveals how Algerians have harnessed humor to express competing visions for unity in a divided colonial society, to channel and process emotions surrounding a brutal war of decolonization and the forging of a new nation, and to demonstrate resilience in the face of a terrifying civil conflict.

Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
List of Illustrations
Introduction: The Price of Humor in Algeria's "Time of Terrorism"
1. Chapter One: Side-Splitting While Nation-Forming, 1914 to the 1980s
2. Chapter Two: Humor in Rebellion and Uncertain Political Transition, 1988 to 1992
3. Chapter Three: Laughing at Victims and Assailants through Popular Jokes from the "Black Decade"
4. Chapter Four: Cartoonists Drawing Lines through the Ambiguities of Terror, 1992-1997
5. Chapter Five: Cartoons "Dancing on Coffins" and Drumming Up Memory During Reconciliation, 1997-2005
Conclusion: Remembering Algeria's 1990s Conflict and Humor over Time
Bibliography
Index

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Publié par	Indiana University Press
Date de parution	12 septembre 2023
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780253067630
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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