Abstract:The Gezi Park protests that sparked in Turkey in summer 2013 were characterized by a strong presence of satire. Not only did satirical magazines extensively cover the mobilization, the satirical element was also on the foreground in the physical and virtual spaces of the protests, produced and circulated by protestors themselves. Such practice contributed significantly to the expression ‘extraordinary intelligence’ (orantısız zeka) through which protestors came to be defined. Drawing on the concept of laughtiv… Show more
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