Challenging and enhancing legitimacy through humor: A Comparative study of candidates' Use of humor on Facebook before the 2019 and 2023 Finnish …

J Koivukoski, SM Laaksonen, J Zareff… - Alternatives, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
A prevalent aspect of contemporary digital campaigning is the use of humor to attract
attention, elicit amusement, and mark group boundaries. This study investigates the humor …

Digital Embodiment as a Tool for Constructing the Self in Politics

V Auriemma, D Battista, S Quarta - Societies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article offers an exploration of the theoretical and methodological implications related to
the concept of digital embodiment in the field of contemporary communication. It seeks to …

10 Humor and Culture

JM Davis, A Fiadotava - De Gruyter Handbook of Humor Studies, 2024 - degruyter.com
The chapter presents an overview of studying the cultural aspects of humor. Various
disciplines approach these issues from different perspectives: while anthropology and …

Exploring the sociopragmatics of online humor

V Tsakona - 2024 - jbe-platform.com
This monograph explores the diverse sociopragmatic functions and meanings of humorous
discourse in various online contexts affecting its use. To this end, an analytical model is …

Polarised but similar: Russian and Belarusian pro-and anti-democratic humour in the public sphere

L Laineste, A Fiadotava - The European Journal of Humour Research, 2024 - ceeol.com
Conflict divides society by bringing out opposing opinions and social, political and cultural
difference. Humour becomes a way to disseminate and comment on opinions as well as to …