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Author Ervine, Jonathan, author.

Title Humour in contemporary France : controversy, consensus and contradictions / Jonathan Ervine
Published Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages)
Series Studies in modern and contemporary France ; 3
Studies in modern and contemporary France ; 3.
Contents Introduction : Humour : a serious issue in contemporary France -- Charlie Hebdo : from controversy to consensus? -- Dieudonné : from anti-racist activism to allegations of anti-Semitism -- Jamel Comedy Club : stand-up comedy à la française? -- Islam and humour: more than just a debate about cartoons
Summary Humour and freedom of expression were widely discussed following the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks. However, much analysis failed to assess the evolution of French humour in recent decades. This book examines what both Charlie Hebdo and French stand-up comedy can tell us about multiculturalism and humour in contemporary France
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed December 19, 2019)
Subject Wit and humor -- Social aspects -- France
French wit and humor -- History and criticism
Multiculturalism -- France
French wit and humor
Multiculturalism
Wit and humor -- Social aspects
France
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781789624649
1789624649