Humor and rumor in the post-Soviet authoritarian state /

"Informed by ethnographic fieldwork in an authoritarian regime, this book shows how jokes and rumors remind communities of their fears, support paranoia, shape conformist behavior, and, consequently, reinforce the existing hegemony. In this study on everyday life in a repressive regime, Anastas...

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Main Author:	Astapova, Anastasiya (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
Series:	Studies in folklore and ethnology, traditions, practices, and identities.
Subjects:	Belarusian wit and humor > History and criticism. Belarus > Politics and government > Humor. Folk literature, Belarusian > History and criticism. Belarusian wit and humor. Folk literature, Belarusian. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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