Inappropriate Laughter: Affective Homophily and the Unlikely Comedy of #MeToo
This article investigates the affective and ambiguous dynamics of feminist humor as an unexpected strategy of resistance in connection with #MeToo, asking what laughter may do to the sharpness of negative affect of shame and anger driving the movement. Our inquiry comes in three vignettes. First, we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119883425 |