In this episode, Professor Mohan Dutta speaks with Professor Viktor Chagas on humor in Brazilian politics. Professor Chagas offers a humor lens to Brazilian independence from Portugal, pointing out how Brazilian people made Portuguese people the butt of the jokes as a means to create a national identity. We hear about Professor Chagas’ research into private far right WhatsApp group chats and the ethical and safety considerations that come with covert research methods. Professor Chagas and Professor Dutta also discuss the need to decenter the hegemony of political communications research and the challenges associated from the perspective of the Global South.
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Featuring
Mohan Dutta
Viktor Chagas
Sponsors
The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar
More from our guests:
Dean’s Chair Professor of Communication | Journalism and Marketing
Massey University | University of New Zealand
Director, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)
Twitter: @mjdutt; @CAREMasseyNZ
Associate Professor | Department of Cultural Studies and Media | Fluminense Federal University
Director, Laboratory of Research on Communication, Political Cultures, and Collaborative Economy (coLAB)
Twitter: @ombudsmanviktor
Works referenced in episode:
Jokes and Targets by Christie Davies
Chagas, V. A cultura dos memes: aspectos sociológicos e dimensões políticas de um fenômeno do mundo digital. Salvador: EdUFBA, 2020.
Copy and Audio Editors:
Dominic Bonelli
Tom Dixon