Jennalee Donian is NIHSS-ISCIA post-doctoral fellow at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. Andrea Hurst is Professor of Philosophy and the NRF SARChI Chair (ISCIA) at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.
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Introduction: Humor Critique and the African Context Jennalee Donian (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) and Andrea Hurst (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) Part I: Humor and Political Critique 1. Deflating Populist Bubbles: From Satirical Irony to Good-Humored Resistance Christopher Allsobrook (University of Fort Hare South Africa) 2. "Laughtivistic" Webcomics: The Virtual Carnival of Liminal Spaces Dina Oleimy (The American University in Cairo Egypt) 3. "Guys we are Called for a Family Meeting": Humor Family Metaphor and the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa Robin K. Crigler (Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study South Africa) 4. The Africanist Presence in the Double Satire of Warren Beatty's Bulworth Rodney Taveira (University of Sydney Australia) Part II: Humor and Socio-Cultural Critique 5. Exploring Incongruency Superiority and Relief in Trevor Noah's Born a Crime Alfred Schaffer (Stellenbosch University South Africa) and Aletta Simpson (Stellenbosch University South Africa) 6. "Humor Midwifery" and the Power of the "HumPract" on African Social Media Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju (University of Ilorin Nigeria) and Ibukun Osuolale-Ajayi (University of Ilorin Nigeria) 7. Laughing at Religion: Humor as a Vehicle for a Secular Spirituality Patrick Giddy (University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa) 8. Weapons and Tools: Toward a Differential Analysis of Humor Ian Buchanan (University of Wollongong Australia) Part III: Humor and Self-Critique 9. "The Wit-Machine" and the Shift from Critical Thinking to Complexity Thinking Andrea Hurst (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) and Jennalee Donian (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) 10. The Ethical Value of Njakiri Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi (University of Abuja Nigeria) 11. How to Fail: Stepping into the Clown Klara Van Wyk (University of Cape Town South Africa) and Abigail Wiese (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) Conclusion: The Power of Humor Jennalee Donian (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) Index About the Contributors
Introduction: Humor Critique and the African Context Jennalee Donian (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) and Andrea Hurst (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) Part I: Humor and Political Critique 1. Deflating Populist Bubbles: From Satirical Irony to Good-Humored Resistance Christopher Allsobrook (University of Fort Hare South Africa) 2. "Laughtivistic" Webcomics: The Virtual Carnival of Liminal Spaces Dina Oleimy (The American University in Cairo Egypt) 3. "Guys we are Called for a Family Meeting": Humor Family Metaphor and the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa Robin K. Crigler (Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study South Africa) 4. The Africanist Presence in the Double Satire of Warren Beatty's Bulworth Rodney Taveira (University of Sydney Australia) Part II: Humor and Socio-Cultural Critique 5. Exploring Incongruency Superiority and Relief in Trevor Noah's Born a Crime Alfred Schaffer (Stellenbosch University South Africa) and Aletta Simpson (Stellenbosch University South Africa) 6. "Humor Midwifery" and the Power of the "HumPract" on African Social Media Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju (University of Ilorin Nigeria) and Ibukun Osuolale-Ajayi (University of Ilorin Nigeria) 7. Laughing at Religion: Humor as a Vehicle for a Secular Spirituality Patrick Giddy (University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa) 8. Weapons and Tools: Toward a Differential Analysis of Humor Ian Buchanan (University of Wollongong Australia) Part III: Humor and Self-Critique 9. "The Wit-Machine" and the Shift from Critical Thinking to Complexity Thinking Andrea Hurst (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) and Jennalee Donian (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) 10. The Ethical Value of Njakiri Lawrence Ogbo Ugwuanyi (University of Abuja Nigeria) 11. How to Fail: Stepping into the Clown Klara Van Wyk (University of Cape Town South Africa) and Abigail Wiese (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) Conclusion: The Power of Humor Jennalee Donian (Nelson Mandela University South Africa) Index About the Contributors
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