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1	Humor jako zrcadlo politické reality: Protikomunistický humor v Sovětském svazu a v Československu ve srovnávací perspektivě / Humor as a Mirror of Political Reality: Anti-Communist humor in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia in comparative perspective Zadoyan, Arevik January 2020 (has links) Humor as a Mirror of Political Reality: Anti-Communist humor in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia in comparative perspective Author: Arevik Zadoyan Supervisor: Janusz Salamon, Ph.D. Academic Year: 2019/2020 Abstract Humor is an important part of our daily lives though sometimes it is overlooked by historians and those studying politics. This thesis explores anti-communist jokes in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia in order to answer the question of whether or not humor is able to accurately mirror the political reality of a given country. After an extensive research, this thesis supports the argument that political humor in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia provided an accurate description of the regime, meaning jokes were not only meant to humor the audience but they were also informative and touched upon questions such as foreign policies, domestic life, ethnic and religious issues, personality cults of their leaders, propaganda and censorship, and much more. But even though both countries had anti-communist jokes, some characteristics (e.g., context, form, length) varied. Furthermore, since jokes are time specific, the pattern of differentiation is also present chronologically.
2	Iranian Political Humor in Social Media RezaeiSahraei, Afsaneh 01 August 2014 (has links) No description available. Internet Folklore Political Humor Iranian Folk Culture Communication Communication Technology and New Media Folklore Social and Cultural Anthropology
3	The Evolution of Political Moments on Network Late Night: From Cautious Big-Tent Entertainment to Biting Narrowcast Infotainment Moser, Michael Louis 13 April 2023 (has links) Late night talk shows have been an integral part of U.S. television since the 1950s, and the genre continues to thrive today in an ever changing media landscape. In my dissertation, I argue that the contemporary programs of Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! make up a category of late night talk shows that I term as satirical network late night. From a visual standpoint, these programs look almost identical to past programs like The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson or the Late Show with David Letterman with their sets, house bands, monologues, sketches, desk pieces, and guest appearances. However, these satirical network late night programs produce political content that differs vastly from their predecessors. I assert that these programs are steeped in brazen partisanship, amplify the news media, and function as a sensationalized form of infotainment. This is not the big-tent and “least objectionable programming” offered on past network programs like Carson’s Tonight Show. Additionally, this is not what was offered on cable parody news programs such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that presented a veiled partisanship, served as a watchdog over the media and political spheres, and lambasted the entertainment-laden modes of modern news reporting and punditry. In less than a decade, satirical network late night has disrupted genre conventions that existed on network television for over sixty years. This research breaks down what makes these new satirical network late night programs’ political content distinct and helps to decipher why these changes took place in mid-2010s. info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/817 ddc:817
4	El uso de la retórica visual en viñetas humorísticas peruanas durante elecciones generales 2021 en la prensa digital / The use of visual rhetoric in the development of humorous vignettes to represent the Peruvian political reality during the last campaign electoral 2021 in the digital press Chirinos Ruiz, Aranza 03 December 2021 (has links) La presente investigación tiene como propósito analizar la relación entre la retórica visual y el humor gráfico en las viñetas políticas peruanas durante la era digital, dentro del contexto político de elecciones generales 2021; de tal manera que se determine los tipos de figuras retóricas empleadas; y a su vez, explique las funciones que cumple la prensa digital en la propagación de las viñetas y su relación con el lector - independientemente de la edad o del ámbito geográfico en el que se encuentren. Partiendo de la hipótesis inicial, la retórica visual funciona como una herramienta que facilita la comunicación de una manera más permeable e innovadora a través de los canales digitales, y permite generar una postura crítica y social en el lector. El trabajo se basó en el estudio cualitativo y cuantitativo, centrándose en el análisis connotativo y denotativo de las viñetas junto al experto; y a su vez, teniendo en cuenta la opinión del público que las consume y el efecto que causa en ellos. Entre los principales resultados y conclusiones, se logra evidenciar que las viñetas tienen un impacto significativo en el usuario y estimulan a tomar cierta postura sobre los hechos que ocurren políticamente. Por otro lado, las figuras retóricas empleadas ayudan al lector a un mejor y rápido entendimiento; y también, el proceso de digitalización ha tomado mayor relevancia, aportando a la facilidad en la difusión del mensaje y a la comunicación. / The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between visual rhetoric and graphic humor in Peruvian political cartoons during the digital era, within the political context of general elections 2021; in such a way that it determines the types of rhetorical figures used; and in turn, it explains the functions that the digital press fulfills in the propagation of the cartoons and their relationship with the reader -regardless of age or geographical area in which they are-. Based on our initial hypothesis, the visual rhetoric works as a tool that facilitates communication between the receivers in a more permeable and innovative way through digital channels, the same ones that allow them to generate a critical and social stance in the reader. The work was based on qualitative and quantitative study, focusing on the connotative and denotative analysis of the cartoon with the expert; and in turn, taking into account the opinion of the public that consumes them and the effect it causes in them. Among the main results and conclusions, it is evident that the vignettes have a significant impact on the user and stimulate him to take a certain position on the events that occur politically. On the other hand, the rhetorical figures used help the reader to a better and quick understanding; and also, the digitization process and digital media have taken greater relevance in the subject, contributing to the ease in the dissemination of the message and communication. / Trabajo de investigación Humor político Prensa digital Retórica visual Political humor Digital media Visual rhetoric
5	“My next guest needs no introduction” : En multimodal diskursanalys av president Volodymyr Zelenskyjs medverkan i en underhållningsintervju / "My next guest needs no introduction" : A multimodal critical discourse analysis about president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's participation in an entertainment interview. Fahlberg, Thea, Hornay, Wilma January 2023 (has links) In recent years politicians have increasingly appeared in various types of entertainment media. For example, the President of the United States Joe Biden appeared on the talkshow The Late Late Show with James Corden. A notable example from 2022 is the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkyy. He, who made his career as a comedian, became known as a political figure thanks to starring in the TV series Servant of the People. When he became president, the main focus from the Western media was that he was just that, a comedian. However, on February 24 2022, he was immortalized as the person who sat as president of Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The aim of this thesis is therefore to examine how the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, creates discourses in an entertainment interview during an ongoing war. The research questions for the essay are: (1) What discourses about the war in Ukraine does Zelenskyy raise verbally and non-verbally in My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy? (2) How does Volodymyr Zelenskyy build authenticity and trust through the interview verbally and non-verbally? (3) What is the role of humor in communication about the war in Ukraine in the interview? The material analyzed in the thesis is the episode My next guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy which is apart of David Letterman’s talkshow. Zelenskyy appeared in the thirty-minute interview in December of 2022 in Ukraine. The method used is multimodal discourse analysis and Fairclough's three-dimensional model. The results from the analysis present that the main discourse that Zelenskyj raises about the war is that Ukraine and Ukrainians are suffering and fighting to survive against Russia. With non-verbal communication, Zelenskyy succeeds in building trust and authenticity. As for humor, the analysis showed that it is important to use gallows humor to achieve resilience for the oppressed and that Zelenskyy can use satire to a certain extent in the interview. The main conclusion of the thesis is that Zelenskyy follows the conventions for a talkshow, however he differs from the classic talkshow format by speaking more about the Ukrainian people than himself. Volodymyr Zelenskyy Political communication the Ukraine conflict Political Humor Talksshow Volodymyr Zelenskyj Politisk kommunikation Ukrainakonflikten Politisk humor Talkshow Media and Communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
6	Impact des propos humoristiques des jeunes Égyptiens tenus durant le printemps arabe (2011-2015) sur les représentations politiques du chef d'État égyptien : contexte, dynamiques et évolution Haroun, Amal 09 1900 (has links) Ce mémoire analyse le phénomène de l’humour politique envers les chefs d’État égyptiens (Moubarak, Moursi et Es-Sissi) sur les places publiques et sur les réseaux sociaux durant les soulèvements du printemps arabe entre 2011 et 2015 qui furent remplis de tumultes, de divisions et de déceptions. L’humour politique était très présent dès le premier moment et a non seulement joué un rôle important comme marqueur de transformations dans le système politique, mais aussi comme marqueur du déroulement d’un drame social qui connaît des phases d’évolution et de régression, voire un retour vers un point de départ. Alors que la symbolique du chef d’État égyptien implique la mobilisation d’une image locale d’Ibn El Balad (égyptien authentique et fils du pays), père et unificateur d’un peuple sensible à son héritage millénaire et à ses traditions, l’humour politique reflète à la fois les aspirations des jeunes activistes branchés sur le monde pour une société civile basée sur le respect des droits de la personne et le rappel populaire constant des valeurs traditionnelles fondatrices de la nation égyptienne que le président égyptien doit incarner, soit la famille et la religion. Même si le tabou du président est brisé, le champ politique semble retourner vers un point de départ. Le peu de libéralisme gagné avec ces tumultes révolutionnaires depuis cinq ans se trouve détourné et devient plutôt un signe négatif dans une société qui, une fois revenue à la normale, demeure profondément conservatrice. / This thesis analyzes the phenomenon of political humor to the head of the Egyptian State (Mubarak, Mursi and Es-Sissi) on public squares and on social networks during the Arab Spring uprisings between 2011 and 2015, which was a period of turmoil, divisions and disappointments. Political humor was very present from the first moment, and has not only played an important role as a marker of changes in the political system, but also as a marker of the progress of a social drama who knows evolution and regression phases, or even a return to a starting point. While the symbolism of the Egyptian head of state involves the mobilization of a local image of Ibn El-Balad (authentic Egyptian and son of the country), father and unifier of a people sensitive to its old heritage and traditions, political humor reflects both the aspirations of young activists globally connected to a civil society based on respect for human rights and the constant reminder of traditional values, founders of the Egyptian nation that the Egyptian President must embody, such as family and religion . Although the taboo president is broken, the political field seems to return to a starting point and limited liberalism gained with these revolutionary turmoil for five years is hijacked and becomes a more negative sign in a society which, once returned to normal rest deeply conservative. Égypte Humour politique Printemps égyptien Activisme politique Ibn El-Balad Symbolique du président Egypt political humor Egyptian Spring political activism symbolic of the President Ibn El-Balad
7	A construção lingüístico-discursiva do humor político na imprensa escrita: o caso Severino Cavalcanti / The linguistic-discoursing of political humor construction in the written media: the case Severino Cavalcanti Delpoio, Elisabete 07 May 2008 (has links) Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T19:34:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elisabete Delpoio.pdf: 415928 bytes, checksum: 951183d428c17ed92b1e25660d14d0f9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-05-07 / The current paper has as the main purpose to analyze the political humor linguistic-discoursing construction in written media. The corpus analysis is built with texts from the recognized newspaper, not only in São Paulo but also in Brazil: Folha de S. Paulo. In this analysis the main subject is the personal performance of ex-federal deputy Severino da Silva in his public career. We believe that such humoristic texts can drive us towards admirable experiments concerning the language questions and the humor, as discursive phenomena, translate an opinion maker characteristic trait. The theoretical statement is based on the concepts of humor introduced and debated, mainly, by Bergson (2004), Propp (1992), Alberti (2002), Minois (2003), Raskin (1985), Possenti (2000) and Travaglia (1990). First of all, we proceeded with context structure of the corpus and a brief description of political career of Severino Cavalcanti. We moved forward with a historical retrospective, looking for to explorer how the humor was explained by several thinkers and academics. We were able to evidence the sociological and political aspects of humor. Considering that we left clear the weapons linguistic-discursive used in order to build the essence of humor. Finally, after the corpus analysis, we realized that the humor itself can reveal the truths and punish those ones who audacity to deviate from used society convivial / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal analisar a construção lingüístico-discursiva do humor político em textos da mídia impressa. O corpus de análise é composto por textos do jornal Folha de S. Paulo sobre a vida pública do ex-deputado federal Severino Cavalcanti. Acreditamos que os textos humorísticos possibilitam excelentes experimentos com as questões da língua e o humor, como fenômeno discursivo, traduz um caráter de formador de opinião. A fundamentação teórica baseia-se em conceitos de humor apresentados e discutidos, principalmente, nos trabalhos de Bergson (2004), Propp (1992), Alberti (2002), Minois (2003), Raskin (1985), Possenti (2000) e Travaglia (1990). Inicialmente, procedemos à contextualização do corpus e a uma breve descrição sobre a vida política de Severino Cavalcanti. Fizemos uma retomada histórica, buscando conhecer como o humor foi explicado por vários pensadores e teóricos. Nós pudemos constatar os aspectos sociológicos e políticos do humor. Explicitamos, então, os instrumentos lingüístico-discursivos para a construção do humor. Finalmente, depois da análise do corpus, observamos que o humor por si só pode revelar verdades e punir aqueles têm que a ousadia de se afastar das normas sociais Lingüística Discurso Humor político Folha de S. Paulo (Jornal) Analise do discurso Humorismo -- Historia e critica Humorismo brasileiro Linguistic Discourse Political humor
8	Embracing LOLitics: Popular Culture, Online Political Humor, and Play Tay, Geniesa January 2012 (has links) The Internet, and Web 2.0 tools can empower audiences to actively participate in media creation. This allows the production of large quantities of content, both amateur and professional. Online memes, which are extensions of usually citizen-created viral content, are a recent and popular example of this. This thesis examines the participation of ordinary individuals in political culture online through humor creation. It focuses on citizen-made political humor memes as an example of engaged citizen discourse. The memes comprise of photographs of political figures altered either by captions or image editing software, and can be compared to more traditional mediums such as political cartoons, and 'green screens' used in filmmaking. Popular culture is often used as a 'common language' to communicate meanings in these texts. This thesis thus examines the relationship between political and popular culture. It also discusses the value of 'affinity spaces', which actively encourage users to participate in creating and sharing the humorous political texts. Some examples of the political humor memes include: the subversion of Vladimir Putin's power by poking fun at his masculine characteristics through acts similar to fanfiction, celebrating Barack Obama’s love of Star Wars, comparing a candid photograph of John McCain to fictional nonhuman creatures such as zombies using photomanipulation, and the wide variety of immediate responses to Osama bin Laden's death. This thesis argues that much of the idiosyncratic nature of the political humor memes comes from a motivation that lies in non-serious play, though they can potentially offer legitimate political criticism through the myths 'poached' from popular culture. digital media popular culture news media politics political humor play theory jokes comedy Internet culture viral media online media textual poaching memes remix lolcats lolitics Internet memes political satire participatory culture online spaces political cartoons political commentary social media discourse analysis narrative analysis textual analysis case studies crowdsourcing language new literacy political criticism barack obama 9/11 osama bin laden joe biden john mccain sarah palin vladimir putin stephen colbert jon stewart star wars the daily show the colbert report saturday night live south park zombies comics reddit tumblr twitter photoshop photomanipulation online humor fanfiction best thesis ever celebrity culture tabloid journalism gaffes presidential elections citizen culture political participation affinity spaces parody intertextuality virtual communities

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