Political Humour and Zimbabwean Identity on Social Media Platforms

"This book studies Zimbabwean digital political communication to investigate how political satire constructs, critiques, contests, mediates, and negotiates national identity. Using two YouTube channels that specialise in satiric political skits, this book demonstrates what it means to be a Zimbabwean, and who or what authorises such belonging"--

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Personal and The Political: Mapping National Identity Constructions in Zimbabwe
Chapter 1: Media, National Identity Constructions and Political Satire in Zimbabwe
Chapter 2: Conceptualising Satire: Towards an Africa-Friendly Framework of "Dissident" Satire
Chapter 3: Satire, Political Violence and Abductions in Zimbabwe
Chapter 4: Laughing at Power, Legitimacy and Corruption in Zimbabwe
Conclusion
References
About the Author

About the author

By Mbongeni Jonny Msimanga

Product details

• Authors: Mbongeni Jonny Msimanga, Mbongeni Jonny Msimanga
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2025
• EAN: 9781666943283
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-328-3
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, LITERARY CRITICISM / Humor, Politics & government, Politics and government, Literature: history and criticism