2020
DOI: 10.18778/2083-2931.10.17
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Online Humour, Cartoons, Videos, Memes, Jokes and Laughter in the Epoch of the Coronavirus

Abstract: From the onset of the indefinite deferral of our previously taken-for-granted lives, an abundance of humorous online cartoons, jokes, memes, videos and other satirical material relating to the COVID-19 outbreak—and its consequences—has emerged. Humorous responses to this dire global pandemic proliferate irrespective of location, nationality, ethnicity, age, gender and/or socio-political affiliations. Against a background of enforced lockdowns, quarantine, and sometimes gross political ineptitude, with a mounti… Show more

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“… A survey of research articles and books describing internet memes that were published during the pandemic. These sources analyzed several hundred, and in some cases several thousand memes (e.g., Nicholls, 2020 ; Taecharungroj & Nueangjamnong, 2015 ; Sebba-Elran, 2021 ). Each source tended to focus on one main issue, such as a possible infringement of copyright laws by the memes’ creators ( Adler & Fromer, 2022 ), the satirical use of memes to ridicule political leaders (Mpufu, 2022; Rehak & Trnka, 2019 ), the kinds of humor that were used ( Sebba-Elran, 2021 ) or the impact memes could have on a wide range of feelings that the pandemic and lockdowns evoked, from depression and fear to resilience and well-being ( Wenderoth, 2020 ; Reizer, Munk & Frankfurter, 2022; Fessel, 2020 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“… A survey of research articles and books describing internet memes that were published during the pandemic. These sources analyzed several hundred, and in some cases several thousand memes (e.g., Nicholls, 2020 ; Taecharungroj & Nueangjamnong, 2015 ; Sebba-Elran, 2021 ). Each source tended to focus on one main issue, such as a possible infringement of copyright laws by the memes’ creators ( Adler & Fromer, 2022 ), the satirical use of memes to ridicule political leaders (Mpufu, 2022; Rehak & Trnka, 2019 ), the kinds of humor that were used ( Sebba-Elran, 2021 ) or the impact memes could have on a wide range of feelings that the pandemic and lockdowns evoked, from depression and fear to resilience and well-being ( Wenderoth, 2020 ; Reizer, Munk & Frankfurter, 2022; Fessel, 2020 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…During the Covid-19 pandemic, memes have turned to be a major mode of expression in instant messaging and social media apps like WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok or Facebook ( Shifman, 2013 ; Mpufu, 2021; Nichols, 2020 ; Glaveanu & de saint Laurent, 2021 ; Sebba-Elran, 2021 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Usually, cartoons offer satirical perspectives and figurative meanings about important current events which make this genre an interesting area for linguistic research. Some relevant work on graphic art can be found, for instance, in El Refaie (2003,2009), Tsakona (2009), Schilperoord and Maes (2009), Bounegru and Forceville (2011), Negro Alousque (2014), Forceville (2016), and Nicholls (2020).…”
Section: First Wordsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 po tem ko je bila članek avgusta 2020 že napisan in oddan v objavo, je bilo objavljenih nekaj člankov na temo spletne folklore o covidu-19. Nekateri avtorji so v njih prišli tudi do deloma podobnih rezultatov, a ker v času pisanja tega članka še niso bili natisnjeni, jih v razpravi ne upoštevam, naj pa jih na tem mestu nekaj naštejem : Nicholls 2020;pulos 2020;Aslan 2021;Bischetti, Canal, Bambini 2021;Blaber, Gougoumanova, palatnik 2021;Chłopicki, Brzozowska 2021;Dynel 2021;Olah, Hempelmann 2021;Sebba-Elran 2021;Strick 2021.…”
Section: Uvodunclassified