LEADER 03967nam 2200589 450 001 9910819936403321 005 20230807201931.0 010 $a0-8156-5340-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000513908 035 $a(EBL)4693477 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001581505 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16257484 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581505 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12641729 035 $a(PQKB)10637624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4693477 035 $a(OCoLC)928978377 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse47083 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4693477 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11269574 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL945658 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000513908 100 $a20161006h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHumor & nonviolent struggle in Serbia /$fJanjira Sombatpoonsiri 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aSyracuse, New York :$cSyracuse University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 225 1 $aSyracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8156-3407-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart One. A history of the Serbian sense of humor -- Laughing at the misery : Serbian comedic culture -- Coming to the fore : humorous protest actions in Serbia in the early 1990s -- Coming of age : carnivalesque protests -- Part Two. Otpor and its subversive humor -- Fighting Milos?evic? with Otpor's clenched fist : the campaigns -- Strategic humor : satirical street theater, parodic protest actions, and carnivalesque events -- Localizing strategic humor : how Milos?evic? was mocked across Serbia -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Otpor's legacy -- Appendix A: Research methodology and data collection -- Appendix B: Chronology of nonviolent struggle in Serbia in the 1990s. 330 2 $a"'If I had no sense of humor, I should long ago have committed suicide,' wrote the late Mahatma Gandhi, expressing the potent power of humor to sustain and uplift. Less obvious is humor's ability to operate as a cunning weapon in nonviolent protest movements. Over the last few decades, activists are increasingly incorporating subversive laughter in their protest repertoires, realizing the ways in which it challenges the ruling elite's propaganda, defuses antagonism, and inspires both participants and the greater population. In this highly original and engaging work, Sombatpoonsiri explores the nexus between humor and nonviolent protest, aiming to enhance our understanding of the growing popularity of humor in protest movements around the world. Drawing on insights from the pioneering Otpor activists in Serbia, she provides a detailed account of the protesters' systematic use of humor to topple Slobadan Milos?evic? in 2000. Interviews with activists, protest newsletters, and documentaries of the movement combine to illustrate how humor played a pivotal role by reflecting the absurdity of the regime's propaganda and, in turn, by delegitimizing its authority. Sombatpoonsiri highlights the Otpor activists' ability to internationalize their nonviolent crusade, influencing youth movements in the Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, and Egypt. Globally, Otpor's successful use of humor became an inspiration for a later generation of protest movements"--From publisher's website. 410 0$aSyracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution. 606 $aProtest movements$zSerbia$xHistory 607 $aSerbia$xPolitics and government$y1992-2006 615 0$aProtest movements$xHistory. 676 $a949.7103 700 $aC?hanc?hira? Sombatphu?nsiri$01658231 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819936403321 996 $aHumor & nonviolent struggle in Serbia$94012106 997 $aUNINA