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Author:
Astapova, Anastasiya, author.
Title:
Humor and rumor in the post-Soviet authoritarian state / Anastasiya Astapova.
Publisher:
Lexington Booksan imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xii, 171 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Belarusian wit and humor--History and criticism.
Folk literature, Belarusian--History and criticism.
Politics and government--Humor.
Belarusian wit and humor.
Folk literature, Belarusian.
Belarus--Humor.--Humor.
Belarus.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-165) and index.
Summary:
"Informed by ethnographic fieldwork in an authoritarian regime, this book shows how jokes and rumors remind communities of their fears, support paranoia, shape conformist behavior, and, consequently, reinforce the existing hegemony. In this study on everyday life in a repressive regime, Anastasiya Astapova unveils political humor as it is lived"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Studies in folklore and ethnology : traditions, practices, and identities
ISBN:
1793624291
9781793624291
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1221557116
LCCN:
2020050883
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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