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"Zimbabwean journalists and civil society activists in the diaspora have employed humour not merely to mock or ridicule but to conscientize people, and to raise attention for and awareness of the situation in Zimbabwe, including the social, economic and political realities and everyday life concerns ... more
"This article discusses how ordinary Zimbabweans use jokes and mobile phones to construct their counter-publics. Jokes are an important part of the oral public sphere and have been used as outlets for political expectoration, to navigate and subvert state power and media censorship. Most of the joke ... more
"This article analyzes the Palestinian sketch comedy show Watan Ala Watar, placing the groundbreaking program in the context of theories of satire, government control, and popular resistance. Detailing the show’s tumultuous relationship with the Palestinian Authority, the article argues that despi ... more
"This article examines e gao (online spoofs) as a popular form of political expression which has recently emerged on the Chinese internet. I first introduce a cultural approach to internet-mediated political communication that emphasizes discursive integration and the mutual constitution of communic ... more

Cartooning in Africa

Cresskill: Hampton Press (2009), xi, 383 pp.
"This volume documents from historical and contemporary perspectives, the situations, trends and issues of cartooning in a number of African countries, and profiles the individuals, forms and phenomena that stand out. All types of cartooning are covered, including comic books, comic strips, gag and ... more
"This paper uses Australian case studies to demonstrate the use of humour in social justice and eco-pax 1 movements. Drawing from the literature and from personal experience in activist street-theatre over more than twenty years, the author discusses the rationale and motivations behind humorous act ... more
"Der erste Teil verfolgt die Entwicklung des afrikanischen Kinos von der kolonialen Vereinnahmung hin zum Afrozentrismus. Im zweiten Teil des Buches werden einzelne Filme vorgestellt und analysiert, wobei besonders auf typisch afrikanische Stilmittel wie der Gebrauch von Stille, der mündlichen Übe ... more
"Das Buch befasst sich mit den Vorraussetzungen der Wirksamkeit von Kommunikation, die auf Einstellungs- und Verhaltensänderung ausgerichtet ist. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Überzeugungsstrategien, die bedeutsam für die Vermittlung von Kommunikationsinhalten über Massenmedien sind, insbesondere im Rah ... more
"This collection • reveals the dynamic position of the arts and culture in post-independent countries through changes in both influences and audiences; • shows African theatre to be about aesthetics and rituals, the sociological and the political, the anthropological and the historical; • exam ... more