The Life and Times of Ceaușescu Jokes

Political humour, as an indispensable part of popular culture, played a complex role under communism in Romania. It was a catalyst of the general discontent towards the catastrophic effects of Ceaușescu’s megalomaniac dictatorship, a forbidden, dangerous means of expressing opposition. This dynamic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gabriela Glăvan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca 2019-07-01
Series:Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory
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Online Access:http://www.metacriticjournal.com/article/125/the-life-and-times-of-ceauescu-jokes