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This book analyses how humour in political activism contributes to facilitating outreach, mobilisation and the sustaining of cultures of resistance. Drawing on examples of attention-grabbing stunts from around the world, Humour in Political Activism demonstrates how they succeed in turning relations of power upside down.
The ambiguity and unpredictability of humour, Sørensen argues, makes it difficult to respond to this form of political activism when it is performed in public. Humorous political stunts can therefore challenge state power, help influence changes in law and make significant contributions to the conversations about how societies should be organised.
The book also investigates the potential risks and limitations of using humour in nonviolent action and what makes humour unique compared with other forms of non-humorous political activism.
Table des matières
Introduction.- 1. Humour and Pockets ofResistance.- 2. Humorous Political Stunts from around the World.- 3. FacilitatingOutreach, Mobilisation and a Culture of Resistance.- 4. Confronting the Statethrough Humorous Political Activism.- 5. Dilemmas and Risks in HumorousPolitical Activism.- 6. Humorous Political Stunts and a Theory of NonviolentAction.- Conclusion
A propos de l'auteur
Majken Jul Sørensen is an Honorary Post-Doctoral
Research Associate at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She has
published on nonviolent resistance, social movements, humorous political
activism, peaceful societies and female conscientious objectors.
Résumé
This
book analyses how humour in political activism contributes to facilitating
outreach, mobilisation and the sustaining of cultures of resistance. Drawing
on examples of attention-grabbing stunts from around the world, Humour in
Political Activism demonstrates how they succeed in turning relations of
power upside down.
The
ambiguity and unpredictability of humour, Sørensen argues, makes it difficult
to respond to this form of political activism when it is performed in
public. Humorous political stunts can therefore challenge state power,
help influence changes in law and make significant contributions to the
conversations about how societies should be organised.
The
book also investigates the potential risks and limitations of using humour in
nonviolent action and what makes humour unique compared with other forms of
non-humorous political activism.
