Laughter in occupied Palestine : comedy and identity in art and film
- Submitting institution
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The University of Manchester
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 131349214
- Type
- A - Authored book
- DOI
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- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN
- 9780857729798
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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A - SALC
- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- This book critically examines the role of humour in contemporary Palestinian art and film as a response to political uncertainty and the decline in nationalist hope. It is the first study to investigate Palestinian art and film in a single text, revealing the ways in which they developed in response to critical moments in Palestinian history. The book makes a significant contribution to debates about humour and identity, arguing that laughter is a critical transgressive reaction to the failure of the peace process and ongoing occupation, and that it forges a sense of Palestinian collective identity.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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