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Glume in timpul regimului comunist
Jokes under Romanian Communism

Author(s): Carmen Popescu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploieşti
Keywords: Joke; theory; humour; regime

Summary/Abstract: Starting from sociological theories of humour, the present paper reviews current approaches to the relationship between humour and protest in Eastern Europe and discusses the issue of “collaboration” vs. resistance through humour in the Romanian totalitarian regime.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 89-92
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English