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European socialist humour European socialist humour
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Political humour as a reflection of social conditions Political humour as a reflection of social conditions
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Examples of Chinese political humour Examples of Chinese political humour
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Increasing treasury of Chinese political humour Increasing treasury of Chinese political humour
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Political humour in the age of the Chinese internet Political humour in the age of the Chinese internet
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Conclusion Conclusion
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11 Freedom and political humour: Their social meaning in contemporary China
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Published:June 2013
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Abstract
The chapter discusses political jokes collected in China over recent decades, demonstrating their value as indicators of social concerns. Comparison with Western examples suggests a certain degree of freedom is necessary for political humour to flourish. The author identified several conditions under which high-quality political humour emerges. First, the society has been through extraordinarily severe, even tragic, economic, political or social experiences. Second, these experiences must have extended over at least two generations and third, humour needs a transitional free space to flourish. In contrast, a society with formal and actual freedom does not breed high quality political humour as people might devote their energy and imagination in formal political processes. With the strict oversight of the government, twenty first century China is set to remain in the golden-age of high quality political humour creation.
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