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Paradox of Humour: The Use of Disparaging Humour as a Form of Social Control in the Social Media Discourse

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Paradox of Humour: The Use of Disparaging Humour as a Form of Social Control in the Social Media Discourse. / Khli-In, Apisara; Awanis, Sandra; Piacentini, Maria.
Research in Consumer Culture Theory. ed. / G Patsiaouras; J Fitchett; AJ Earley. Vol. 3 Leicester, 2020.

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Harvard

Khli-In, A, Awanis, S & Piacentini, M 2020, Paradox of Humour: The Use of Disparaging Humour as a Form of Social Control in the Social Media Discourse. in G Patsiaouras, J Fitchett & AJ Earley (eds), Research in Consumer Culture Theory. vol. 3, Leicester, Consumer Culture Theory Conference, Leicester, United Kingdom, 1/07/20.

APA

Khli-In, A., Awanis, S., & Piacentini, M. (2020). Paradox of Humour: The Use of Disparaging Humour as a Form of Social Control in the Social Media Discourse. In G. Patsiaouras, J. Fitchett, & AJ. Earley (Eds.), Research in Consumer Culture Theory (Vol. 3).

Vancouver

Khli-In A, Awanis S, Piacentini M. Paradox of Humour: The Use of Disparaging Humour as a Form of Social Control in the Social Media Discourse. In Patsiaouras G, Fitchett J, Earley AJ, editors, Research in Consumer Culture Theory. Vol. 3. Leicester. 2020

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Khli-In, Apisara ; Awanis, Sandra ; Piacentini, Maria. / Paradox of Humour: The Use of Disparaging Humour as a Form of Social Control in the Social Media Discourse. Research in Consumer Culture Theory. editor / G Patsiaouras ; J Fitchett ; AJ Earley. Vol. 3 Leicester, 2020.

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abstract = "The widespread proliferation of social network sites (SNSs) incontemporary society has opened up the ways that consumers approach selfrepresentation and self-promotion, raising new questions around the authenticity ofSNS portrayals. SNSs and their features have enabled social media users to portrayan exaggerated, curated and idealised version of themselves whilst simultaneouslyevaluate their own abilities and attributes, and thereby running the risk of experiencingfeelings of inadequacy. Using Foucault's concept of power and governmentality, weexplore the role of humour as a mechanism of control, and consider its role in theproduction and negotiation of power relations and social order in the social medialandscape. Preliminary findings found that disparaging humour, through theapparatuses and institutions of biopower, may inadvertently participate in thecontinuous production of both normative and deviant categories of (in)authenticpractices on SNSs.",
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