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Overcoming awkwardness 克服尴尬

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.4.560

J. Chey

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De-contextualisation fuels controversy: the double-edged sword of humour in a hybrid media environment 去语境化引发争议：混合媒体环境中的幽默双刃剑

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.523

S. Ödmark

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Egyptian Facebook satire: a post-Spring carnivalesque 埃及Facebook讽刺:后春季狂欢

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.531

Yomna Elsayed

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The Danish Cartoons, Charlie Hebdo and the culture wars: satiric limits in comparative national and transnational perspectives 丹麦漫画、《查理周刊》与文化战争：国家与跨国比较视角下的讽刺局限

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.538

Mark J Rolfe

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Mapping the contours of humour: reflections on recent introductory studies 绘制幽默的轮廓:对最近入门研究的反思

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2021.9.3.664

Conal Condren

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Fandom versus citizenship: the “weirdisation”of politics 狂热与公民权:政治的“怪异化”

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/EJHR2021X.9.3.527

D. Chiaro, Nikita Lobanov

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Fandom versus citizenship: the “weirdisation” of politics 粉丝与公民身份：政治的“怪异化”

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.527

D. Chiaro, Nikita Lobanov

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Trevor Noah and the contingent politics of racial joking 特雷弗·诺亚与种族玩笑的偶然政治

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.525

Jennalee Donian, Nicholas Holm

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Power and satire in the front-page images of Mariano Rajoy: visual motifs as political humour 马里亚诺·拉霍伊(Mariano Rajoy)头版形象中的权力与讽刺:作为政治幽默的视觉主题

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.534

Manuel Garin, Daniel Pérez-Pamies

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Contingent dynamics of political humour 政治幽默的偶然动力

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr2021.9.3.635

Sammy Basu, M. Zekavat

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