Humor, revolt, and subjectivity
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Subjectivation in Political Theory and Contemporary Practices. ed. / Andreas Oberprantacher; Andrei Siclodi. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. p. 203-218.
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T1 - Humor, revolt, and subjectivity
AU - Karakayali, Serhat
AU - Yaka, Özge
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - This chapter discusses the role of humour for political protest during the Gezi events in Turkey in the summer of 2013. By drawing on diverse theoretical references ranging from Freud to Virno, it argues that humour’s particular structure allows social movements to engage in the construction of political subjectivities alternative to what the norms of the given social order provide. Crucial to this is the self-critical dimension of humour, which is stressed by Freud’s later theory of humour as opposed to the joke or the comic. It helps to engender a process, in which protesters of diverse backgrounds or identities can recompose their mutual relationships.
AB - This chapter discusses the role of humour for political protest during the Gezi events in Turkey in the summer of 2013. By drawing on diverse theoretical references ranging from Freud to Virno, it argues that humour’s particular structure allows social movements to engage in the construction of political subjectivities alternative to what the norms of the given social order provide. Crucial to this is the self-critical dimension of humour, which is stressed by Freud’s later theory of humour as opposed to the joke or the comic. It helps to engender a process, in which protesters of diverse backgrounds or identities can recompose their mutual relationships.
KW - Sociology
KW - Social Movement
KW - Taxi Driver
KW - Political Subjectivity
KW - turkish republic
KW - Pleasure Principle
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028885917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1057/978-1-137-51659-6_11
DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-51659-6_11
M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
AN - SCOPUS:85028885917
SN - 978-1-137-51658-9
SN - 978-1-349-70372-2
SP - 203
EP - 218
BT - Subjectivation in Political Theory and Contemporary Practices
A2 - Oberprantacher, Andreas
A2 - Siclodi, Andrei
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
CY - London
ER -