EAN: 9781137573452

HUMOUR IN POLITICAL ACTIVISM - MAJKEN JUL SØREN...

This book analyses how humour in political activism contributes to facilitating outreach 
mobilisation and the sustaining of cultures of resistance. Drawing on examples of
attention-grabbing stunts from around the world  Humour in Political Activism demonstrates how
they succeed in turning relations of power upside down. The ambiguity and unpredictability of
humour  Sørensen argues  makes it difficult to respond to this form of political activism when
it is performed in public. Humorous political stunts can therefore challenge state power  help
influence changes in law and make significant contributions to the conversations about how
societies should be organised. The book also investigates the potential risks and limitations
of using humour in nonviolent action and what makes humour unique compared with other forms of
non-humorous political activism.

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