WhatsApp coup jokes and the dialogue on Zimbabwean politics

This article analyses the dialogue stemming from viral WhatsApp jokes on the Zimbabwean coup in November 2017. It argues that coup jokes have created an opportunity to discuss the nature of Zimbabwean politics since 2000. This dialogue, characterised by ambivalence, multiplicity, and open-endedness,...

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Main Authors: Hugh Mangeya, Cuthbeth Tagwirei
Other Authors: Department of English and Communication, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
Format: research article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2023
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Online Access:https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5476
https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2021.1933398
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