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The why of humour during a crisis: An exploration of COVID-19 memes in South Africa and Zimbabwe 危机中幽默的原因:对南非和津巴布韦COVID-19表情包的探索

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00073_1

M. Msimanga, L. Tshuma, Trust Matsilele

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Is Koro indeed our man? Exploring the intertextual role of humour in the Twitter age 科罗真的是我们要找的人吗?探索幽默在推特时代的互文作用

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00075_1

Bukola Christiana Ajala

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Nigerians and COVID-19 humour: Discursivity and public engagement through pandemic internet memes 尼日利亚人与2019冠状病毒病幽默:大流行网络表情包中的话语和公众参与

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00078_1

Bimbo Lolade Fafowora, M. Salaudeen

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Suffering and smiling: Nigerians’ humorous response to the coronavirus pandemic 苦难与微笑:尼日利亚人对冠状病毒大流行的幽默回应

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00076_1

Aminu Ali

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Satirical realities in COVID-19 humour: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Nigerian Facebook posts COVID-19幽默中的讽刺现实:对尼日利亚Facebook帖子的批判性话语分析

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00077_1

C. Onwubiko

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Deadly serious: Pandemic humour, media and critical perspectives 致命的严肃:流行的幽默，媒体和批判的观点

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00072_2

V. Bernal

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Radio edutainment and participatory communication for social change: A case of lived reality among a rural Malawian audience 广播寓教于乐和参与式传播促进社会变革:马拉维农村听众的生活现实案例

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00080_1

Mtisunge Isabel Kamlongera

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Theatricality in the midst of a pandemic: An assessment of artistic responses to COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe 大流行中的戏剧性:对津巴布韦COVID-19大流行的艺术反应的评估

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00079_1

Nkululeko Sibanda, C. Moyo

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Hausa film industry and the ‘menace’ of appropriation of Indian romantic movies 豪萨电影工业和挪用印度浪漫电影的“威胁”

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00081_1

M. Ibrahim

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Viral giggles: Internet memes and COVID-19 in Malawi 病毒式笑声:马拉维的网络表情包和COVID-19

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Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00074_1

Emmanuel Mzomera Ngwira

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