The comedic treatment of Arabian political figures in Joe Show
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: LiCArC Littérature et culture arabes contemporaines
2020, n° 8. L’humour engagé et contestataire dans l’espace arabe contemporain - Author: Nabih (Mohammed)
- Pages: 181 to 207
- Journal: Contemporary Arabic Literature and Culture
Ever since the Arab Spring, the Arabian electronic and television media have been inundated with hybrid programs that use humor as an effective means of protest. This analysis of the Joe Show seeks to explore the phenomenon of humor through its three functions (entertainment, criticism, and ridicule) in order to pinpoint its different forms in specific cultural contexts and situations, namely, Arabian political humor during the period of uprising.
- CLIL theme: 4033 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Langues étrangères
- ISBN: 978-2-406-10937-2
- EAN: 9782406109372
- ISSN: 2426-8852
- DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-10937-2.p.0181
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 12-14-2020
- Periodicity: Annual
- Language: French
- Keyword: Arab Spring, media, engaged humor, protest, Joe Show
