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Politics on Memes and Memes on Politics

Vol. 58, Issue No. 30, 29 Jul, 2023
Nikhil Kumar Gupta

From social media to political campaigns, the presence of memes is felt in ways that transcend the mere purpose of humour. This article attempts to understand the nature of memes as an instrument of political communication in the public sphere and how it is contributing towards a more deliberative public space.

Lockdown Humour and Domestic Work: Perpetuating Gender Roles

Vol. 56, Issue No. 8, 20 Feb, 2021
The lockdown during COVID-19 resulted in the overburdening of work for Indian women. Memes were circulated on this and the unenthusiastic participation of men. By analysing humour, the article asserts that the memes reinforce the gendered divisions of domestic labour and the hierarchy within the family.

The Predicament of Humour in a Metropolis

Vol. 52, Issue No. 3, 21 Jan, 2017
Sachin Nikarge

This article takes off from the screening of episodic sequences from Charlie Chaplin’s classic film Modern Times on screens installed in railway trains in Mumbai. It contextualises the world of factory work depicted in Modern Times vis-à-vis the post-industrial status of work in Mumbai, and evaluates this juxtaposition from the lens of competing theories propounded in the philosophy of humour. The interjection of the film in the public sphere introduces an element of ridicule in public culture, an emotion that is in dire need of assessment and redress.

To Laugh or Not to Laugh

Vol. 49, Issue No. 24, 14 Jun, 2014
Avishek Pauri

The non-innocent logic of comedy is almost always premised on exclusion, the one laughed at being ostracised and separated from the ones laughed with.

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