Hatting, Anne Mette Lærke

Hvass, Natasha Opstrup

Støttrup, Sofie Fromberg

This paper carries out a post-structuralist investigation of ethnic otherness. Having a post-structuralist position, ethnicity is understood as socially constructed and thus changeable, which is the premise of this paper. Based on the comic characters Adam &amp; Noah and their satirical comedy show Hva sker der dansker? (2016), this paper examines racialized identities and how these are uncovered through humor. Furthermore, it examines how anti-racist humor has the capacity to change these identities based on prejudices abound in society. To do so, the paper will make use of theoretical concepts dealing with ethnic difference and stereotypes by Stuart Hall, performativity by Judith Butler, and theoretical perspectives on anti-racist humor by Scott Sharpe &amp; Maria Hynes, Simon Weaver, and Tara Atluri. Furthermore, it discusses the ambiguity of humor; on the one hand, how it can have transformational potential in the context of normative understandings of otherness, and on the other hand, how these potentials also impose certain limitations and risks. Based on this, the paper will also discuss what this concrete cultural product can tell us about the present Danish society. In conclusion, Adam &amp; Noah’s caricatured and simplified performance of racialized identities breaks with both embodied and cultural racism. Furthermore, it concludes that anti-racist humor can challenge prejudices and stereotypes of ethnic otherness and have the potential to de-naturalize racialized identities of the Other

Anti-racist humor - An examination of Adam & Noah's satirical show Hva sker der dansker?

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Anti-racist humor - An examination of Adam &amp; Noah's satirical show Hva sker der dansker?

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Anti-racist humor - An examination of Adam & Noah's satirical show Hva sker der dansker?