Weaponized humor : the cultural politics of Turkish-German ethno-comedy

My thesis aims to show how the humor of Turkish-German ethno-comedians fulfills a double purpose of entertaining its audience while advancing a cultural political agenda that Kathrin Bower called “transnational humanism.” It includes notions of human rights consensus, critical self-reflection, respe...

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Main Author: Hoellering, Tim
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58343