The Politics of Laughter in the Social Media Age: Perspectives from the Global South

The Politics of Laughter in the Social Media Age: Perspectives from the Global South
ISBN-10
3030819698
ISBN-13
9783030819699
Category
Political Science
Pages
314
Language
English
Published
2021-11-03
Publisher
Springer Nature
Author
Shepherd Mpofu

Description

The Politics of Laughter in the Social Media Age: Perspectives from the Global South brings to critical and intellectual attention the role of humour in the digital era in the Global South. Many citizens of the Global South live disempowered and precarious lives. Digital media and humour, as chapters in the volume demonstrate, have empowered these citizens through engagement with power and their peers, enabling a pursuit of a better future. Contributors to the volume, while alive to challenges associated with the digital divide, highlight the potentials of social media and humour to engage and seek redress on issues such as corruption, human rights violations, racism and sexism. Contributors expertly analyse memes, videos, cartoons and other social media texts to demonstrate how citizens mimic, disrupt, ridicule and challenge status quo. This book caters for academics and students in media and communication studies, political studies, sociology and Global South studies.

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