How funny can Islam controversies be? Comedians defending their faiths on YouTube

We analyze whether humor can release some of the tension in Islam controversies and open up new directions for dialogue. We do so in the context of Dahlgren’s civic cultures framework, asking whether humor can be a civic practice and how it is articulated with value conflicts. We examine the feature...

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Main Authors: Fadi Hirzalla, Liesbet van Zoonen, Floris Muller
Format: Default Article
Published: 2013
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Other human society not elsewhere classified
Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified
Humor
Dialogue
Fitna
Islam
YouTube
Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified
Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/13245
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