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Sussman, Anna Louie, Feb 23, 2011 Laugh, O Revolution: Humor in The Egyptian Uprising"

This document provides an overview of research on the role of humor during the Arab Spring uprisings and revolutions from 2011-2016. It summarizes various academic sources that studied how humor on social media and in political cartoons fueled dissent and challenged authoritarian regimes in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria. The document also references theories on the subversive nature of political humor and satire drawing on concepts like Bakhtin's carnivalesque.

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Sussman, Anna Louie, Feb 23, 2011 Laugh, O Revolution: Humor in The Egyptian Uprising"

This document provides an overview of research on the role of humor during the Arab Spring uprisings and revolutions from 2011-2016. It summarizes various academic sources that studied how humor on social media and in political cartoons fueled dissent and challenged authoritarian regimes in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria. The document also references theories on the subversive nature of political humor and satire drawing on concepts like Bakhtin's carnivalesque.

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