LEADER 03264nam 22005655 450 001 9910988094703321 005 20251027022443.0 010 $a0-295-75312-9 035 $a(CKB)38119918300041 035 $a(DE-B1597)782995 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780295753126 035 $a(ODN)ODN0011780588 035 $a(OCoLC)1545796729 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_124118 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32291704 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32291704 035 $a(OCoLC)1466097948 035 $a(EXLCZ)9938119918300041 100 $a20250423h20252025 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSatirical Tibet $eThe Politics of Humor in Contemporary Amdo /$fTimothy Thurston; ed. by Stevan Harrell 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSeattle :$cUniversity of Washington Press,$d[2025] 210 4$d2025 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 225 0 $aStudies on Ethnic Groups in China 311 08$a0-295-75310-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : doing zurza -- Dokwa : "Eating the sides" in oral and literary traditions -- Khashag : language, print, and ethnic pride in the 1980s -- Khashag on air : solving social ills by radio in the 1990s -- Garchung : televised sketches and a cultural turn in the 2000s -- Zheematam : Tibetan hip-hop in the digital world -- Conclusion : the irrepressible trickster. 330 $a"Humor has long been a vital, if underrecognized, component of Tibetan life. In recent years, alongside well-publicized struggles for religious freedom and cultural preservation, comedians, hip-hop artists, and other creatives have used zurza, the Tibetan art of satire, to render meaningful social and political critique under the ever-present eye of the Chinese state. Here, Timothy Thurston offers the first-ever look at this powerful tool of misdirection and inversion. Focusing on the region of Amdo, Thurston introduces the vibrant and technologically innovative comedy scene that took shape following the death of Mao Zedong and the rise of ethnic revival policies. He moves decade by decade to show how artists have folded zurza into stage performances, radio broadcasts, televised sketch comedies, and hip-hop lyrics to criticize injustices, steer popular attitudes, and encourage the survival of Tibetan culture"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aStudies on Ethnic Groups in China Series 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies$2bisacsh 607 $aAmdo Xian (China)$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies. 676 $a305.895/41 700 $aThurston$b Timothy$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01817493 702 $aHarrell$b Stevan$4ctb$4https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb 702 $aHarrell$b Stevan$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 712 02$aUniversity of Leeds and UKRI$4fnd$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fnd 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910988094703321 996 $aSatirical Tibet$94375285 997 $aUNINA