Humour And Politics In Africa Beyond Resistance Daniel Hammett Laura S Martin Izuu Nwankw by Daniel Hammett; Laura S. Martin; Izuu Nwankwọ 9781529219739, 1529219736 instant download after payment.

Analyses of humour often focus primarily on the Global North, with little consideration for examples and practices from elsewhere. This book provides a vital contribution to humour theory by developing a Global South perspective. Taking a wide-ranging view across the whole of the continent, the book examines the relationship between humour and politics in Africa. It considers the context of the production and reception of humour in African contexts and argues that humour is more than just symbolic. Moving beyond the idea of humour as a mode of resistance, the book investigates the ‘political work’ that humour does and explores the complex entanglements in which the politics, practices and performances of humour are located.