The Political Force of the Comedic

Webber, Julie; Momen, Mehnaaz; Finley, Jessyka; Krefting, Rebecca; Willett, Cynthia; Willett, Julie

doi:10.1057/s41296-020-00451-z

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“…Humour involves imagination (Tunali, 2020: 130). In the case of dissident culture, humour constitutes one of the primary components through which ‘to expose the discrepancies and bigotries inherent to the system’ (Webber et al, 2020: 422), governmentality, and other political institutions and actors. Humour's deconstructional force (Williams, 2020) allows the receiver to grasp the characteristics of a dominant discourse through disruption.…”

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Multimodal online dissident culture in Instagram: A critique of the Turkish economy

Arda,

Baş

2023

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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Ever-present mass surveillance has blocked the flourishing of a traditional dissident culture in Turkey. Focusing on popular ‘just for fun’ Instagram accounts during the lira's freefall that began in the autumn of 2021, this study seeks to identify the creative strategies for digital social resistance embedded in multimodal content sharing of posts, which are composed of visuals, text, and sound. For this, we employed a multimodal-type analysis of Instagram posts regarding Turkey's economic crisis, followed by an interpretative content analysis aiming to (1) identify, categorize, and compile a typology of the main countersurveillance strategies inherent in multimodal posts, such as memes, edited videos, and animations, Photoshop-crafted still images, and (2) explore the contextual traits of the connected dissident culture. We discuss how these multimodal-type posts support connected dissident group formation while maintaining confidentiality while criticizing governmental conduct of economic policy making in Turkey.

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“…Humour's deconstructional force (Williams, 2020) allows the receiver to grasp the characteristics of a dominant discourse through disruption. It locates the absurd and the inconsistent to allow for a new viewpoint to emerge (Webber et al, 2020).…”

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Multimodal online dissident culture in Instagram: A critique of the Turkish economy

Arda,

Baş

2023

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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“…Such attempts at reformulating the critical nature of stand-up comedy have been present in the work of other comedians as well. Performances such as Hannah Gadsby's Nanette (2017) and Dave Chappelle's 8:46 (2020) have demonstrated how seriousness and explicit social commentary can be worked in comedy routines to advocate progressive social movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter (Webber et al, 2021). Although such shows have deviated from conventional humorous expectations significantly, laughter is arguably still a key component to their identification as a novel kind of comedy for their audiences.…”

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Stand-up in the age of outrage

Nicolaï,

Maeseele

2024

EJHR

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In the context of an expanding societal awareness of social injustice, and inequality, stand-up comedy is frequently caught in the crosshairs of discourses on free speech and political correctness. This study examines the evolving relationship between comedic critique and contemporary discourses on the boundaries of humour. Drawing on the thesis of the repoliticisation of humour, we analyse stand-up comedy’s reflexivity towards “wokeness” and “cancel culture” through the case of Flemish stand-up comedian Michael Van Peel. Our findings suggest that the complexity of the current political climate leaves Van Peel and his contemporaries disoriented in their attempts to surpass the boundaries of comedic critique. As a result, we argue for a reimagining of comedy's political potential beyond traditional interpretations as subversive critique, towards a view of stand-up comedy as a site of democratic resistance. Expanding views on the public role of comedians in response to contemporary socio-political issues can enhance the understanding of complex sociocultural dynamics and enable critical engagement with discourses on social justice and comedic free speech.

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“…Maka dari itu, pentingnya memahami sikap pengguna media sosial terhadap isu sosial dan bagaimana penggunaan media sosial dapat memengaruhi opini publik tentang isu sosial seperti perubahan iklim.Dalam beberapa video Rian Fahardhi membahas tentang politik yang diselingi dengan humor agar tuturan yang disampaikan tidak monoton. Dalam artikelWebber et al (2021) membahas bagaimana lelucon dan humor dapat menjadi kekuatan politik yang sangat kuat. Penulis menunjukkan bagaimana penggunaan lelucon oleh tokoh-tokoh politik, komedian, dan pengguna media sosial dapat mempengaruhi opini publik dan mengubah pandangan orang tentang isu politik.…”

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Analisis Gaya Bahasa Sindiran Dalam Video Tiktok Rian Fahardhi

Mulyanto,

Probowati,

Purnamasari

2023

Semant. J. Ilm. Progr. Stud. Pendidik. Bhs. dan Sastra Indones

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The existence of social media such as TikTok opens up opportunities for people to express themselves freely. This freedom demands creativity in expression, among others by using a sarcastic language style. This study aims to examine the use of satire language style used by Tiktoker Rian Fahardhi in his video using Keraf's Language Style theory. This research uses descriptive research to describe the sarcastic language style used by Rian Fahardhi in TikTok videos. The data collection technique used is the listening method with note taking technique. The data analysis technique used in this research is content analysis technique. The results showed that Rian Fahardhi used 19 satire language styles consisting of 4 irony language styles, 6 cynicism language styles, and 9 sarcasm language styles. Satire is not only used to convey criticism and aspirations, but it can also be implemented for readers and listeners of language in various types of literary works and outside literature. By using satire, readers or listeners can pay attention to the words used more carefully in writing or speech. So that it can increase understanding and appreciation of the beauty of language and can strengthen the message to be conveyed.

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The Political Force of the Comedic

Cited by 8 publications

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Multimodal online dissident culture in Instagram: A critique of the Turkish economy

Multimodal online dissident culture in Instagram: A critique of the Turkish economy

Stand-up in the age of outrage

Analisis Gaya Bahasa Sindiran Dalam Video Tiktok Rian Fahardhi

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