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Stand-up comedy as political resistance

Laughter, resistance and ambivalence in Trevor Noah’s stand-up comedy: returning mimicry as mockery

Rire, résistance et ambivalence dans la comédie de Trevor Noah : tourner l’imitation en dérision

Amanda KällstigDepartment of Politics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carl DeathDepartment of Politics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1601-9473
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Pages 338-355 | Received 03 Sep 2019, Accepted 16 Jan 2020, Published online: 30 Mar 2020

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