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Laughing to be Citizens: Multiculturalism, Humour, Belonging and the Cultural Productions of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Canada

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Aloh, Eyitayo Gad, Thesis advisor (ths): Bailey, Suzanne, Degree committee member (dgc): Hodges, Hugh, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This study will focus on how immigrants from Sub Saharan African (SSA) countries use humour as a tool for integration and belonging (and ultimately citizenship) in Canada. My aim is to investigate, through a detailed analysis of popular culture productions from immigrant communities, the strategies and techniques of humour that immigrants employ as a mode of communication with fellow… more
Full Text: Laughing to be Citizens: Multiculturalism, Humour, Belonging and the Cultural Productions of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Canada. A Thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of …