English Academy Review, Volume 38, Issue 2 (2021)

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Covid-19 Humour in Africa

Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Ignatius Chukwumah
Pages: 1-7
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Playful Subjects of Lack: The Underside of Humour in the Nigerian Unconscious
Ogochukwu Ukwueze & Chetachi Igbokwe
Pages: 8-20
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Laughter in Disaster: Understanding the Frames of Covid-19 Humour in Nigeria
Ignatius Chukwumah
Pages: 21-34
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Humour in Egypt: An Analysis of Al-Daheeh Episodes
Ebtesam Mohamed El-Shokrofy
Pages: 35-45
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Making Sense of the Pandemic: Kenyan Covid-19 Jokes and Online Liveness
Kimingichi Wabende
Pages: 46-59
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Humour in the Time of the Coronavirus: A Content Analysis of Egyptian Comedic Expressions on Facebook
Nohayer E. Lotfy & May Soliman
Pages: 60-75
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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“This Coronavirus Didn’t Ask Questions before Entering Nigeria”: A Socio-cognitive Account of Covid-19 Humour in Nigeria
Felix Nwabeze Ogoanah & Fredrick Osaro Ojo
Pages: 76-92
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Humour as a Sensitisation Tool in Nigerian Comedy Skits about Covid-19
Martin Okwoli Ogba
Pages: 93-104
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Laughing at the Pandemic: Youth Performance and Digital Humour in Response to Covid-19 in Nigeria
Idom Inyabri, Romanus Aboh & Eyo Mensah
Pages: 105-116
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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The Discursive Counter-Power of Internet Memes in Response to the Management of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenya
Wendo K. Nabea
Pages: 117-134
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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EASA 2021 Commemorative Lecture

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Unseasonably Seasonal: A Memorial for Professor David Levey
Deirdre C. Byrne
Pages: 135-141
Published online: 07 Oct 2021
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Creative Writing

(Still) Lovely Beyond All Singing
Finuala Dowling
Page: 142
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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All the Tokoloshes Are Dying
Kershan Vikram Pancham
Pages: 143-144
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Oceans
Kershan Vikram Pancham
Pages: 145-146
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Book Reviews

Book Review
When the Village Sleeps
by Sindiwe Magona, Picador Africa. 2021. pp. 313, ISBN 978-1-77010-629-1
Rosemary Gray
Pages: 147-151
Published online: 14 Oct 2021
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History, Trauma and Shame: Engaging the Past through Second Generation Dialogue
edited by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Routledge. 2021. pp. 226, ISBN 978-1138307834,
Adam Levin
Pages: 152-154
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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Proceedings of the English Academy of Southern Africa

President’s Report: Council Meeting and Annual General Meeting 2021
Mbongeni Malaba
Page: 155
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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About the English Academy of Southern Africa

About the English Academy of Southern Africa
Pages: 156-159
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
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