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245		0	_aLaughter in Occupied Palestine: Comedy and Identity in Art and Film/ _cChrisoula Lionis
260			_aLondon; NY; Dublin; _bI. B. Tauris/ Bloomsbury Publishing; _c2021
300			_a254p; _c23x15cm
520			_aThough the current political situation in Palestine is more serious than ever, contemporary Palestinian art and film is becoming, paradoxically, increasingly funny.In Laughter in Occupied Palestine, Chrisoula Lionis analyses both the impetus behind this shift toward laughter and its consequences, arguing that laughter comes as a response to political uncertainty and the decline in nationalist hope. Revealing the crucial role of laughter in responding to the failure of the peace process and ongoing occupation, she unearths the potential of humour to facilitate understanding and empathy in a time of division. This is the first book to provide a combined overview of Palestinian art and film, showing the ways in which both art forms have developed in response to critical moments in Palestinian history over the last century. These key moments, Lionis argues, have radically transformed contemporary Palestinian collective identity and in turn Palestinian cultural output.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aN5300-7418 Visual Arts- History
651			_aPalestine
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953			_8N _aSAFL _bSAFL _d2026-01-29;@ _oN5300-7418 160.185 _yBK
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