On Laughter, the Grotesque, and the Ability to Pretend
This article explores the complex role of laughter, the grotesque, and the practice of pretense in everyday life in Goma, a city in the war-affected Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Goma since 2008, the study examines how residents naviga...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Language: | Anglais |
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Cahiers de littérature orale
2025
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |