Réseaux 2021/4 No 228
Journal article

Laughing in a crisis situation

The social reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon through the prism of online humour

Pages 203 to 232

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  • MBASSI, Alexandre Rodrigue,
2021. Laughing in a crisis situation The social reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon through the prism of online humour. Réseaux, 2021/4 No 228, p.203-232. DOI : 10.3917/res.228.0203. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-reseaux-2021-4-page-203?lang=en.
  • Mbassi, Alexandre Rodrigue.
« Laughing in a crisis situation : The social reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon through the prism of online humour ». Réseaux, 2021/4 No 228, 2021. p.203-232. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-reseaux-2021-4-page-203?lang=en.
  • Mbassi, A.-R.
(2021). Laughing in a Crisis Situation the Social Reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon Through the Prism of Online Humour. Réseaux, No 228(4), 203-232. https://doi.org/10.3917/res.228.0203.

https://doi.org/10.3917/res.228.0203

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Cite this article

  • Mbassi, A.-R.
(2021). Laughing in a Crisis Situation the Social Reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon Through the Prism of Online Humour. Réseaux, No 228(4), 203-232. https://doi.org/10.3917/res.228.0203.
  • Mbassi, Alexandre Rodrigue.
« Laughing in a crisis situation : The social reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon through the prism of online humour ». Réseaux, 2021/4 No 228, 2021. p.203-232. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-reseaux-2021-4-page-203?lang=en.
  • MBASSI, Alexandre Rodrigue,
2021. Laughing in a crisis situation The social reception of Covid-19 in Cameroon through the prism of online humour. Réseaux, 2021/4 No 228, p.203-232. DOI : 10.3917/res.228.0203. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-reseaux-2021-4-page-203?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/res.228.0203

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Returning to the early days of news about Covid-19 in Cameroon, this article looks at its treatment on social media. Based on regular monitoring of the WhatsApp and Facebook forums, it highlights a surge of humorous publications on the pandemic that coincided with the outbreak of the disease in the country. Taking these publications seriously, the article shows, through a thematic review, that they are popular interpretive frameworks reflecting both a break in ordinary social relations and a set of routines relating to the social, cultural, political and economic environment in which the pandemic occurred.

  • humour
  • Covid-19
  • social media
  • interpretive framework
  • Cameroon

Publisher keywords: Cameroon, Covid-19, humour, interpretive framework, social media

Uploaded: 06/22/2021

https://doi.org/10.3917/res.228.0203

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