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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 16h

Censorship. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Halit Kurtulmus Aytoslu.

Read more about our project: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #humour #democracy

Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 2d

DELIAH will take part in an online panel on October 16 with sister projects Democracy in Action and Larpocracy. All three projects will share their early insights on building democracy through play, humour, and grassroots culture.

You can join by registering here: forms.gle/EXWpYTJyLUN4...

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 8d

In the coming months, we will feature interviews with all the team members of DELIAH.

This time the spotlight is on Olsen Zobar, a Doctoral Researcher at Ghent University. Within DELIAH, Olsen works on better understanding laughter scandals: deliaheu.substack.com/p/a-humourle...

#DELIAH #interview

Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 13d

Our website has a section that lists all our output that is specifically meant for academic research: www.deliah.eu/for-research...

Cartoon by Marco De Angelis.

#DELIAH #humour #democracy

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 16d

Our very first newsletter is out! If you haven't gotten it in your mail (in case you haven't subscribed, for some unfathomable reason), you can read it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-new...

Image by Thiago Lucas.

#newsletter #DELIAH #democracy #humour

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 19d

Last chance to sign up for the very first edition of the official DELIAH newsletter: deliaheu.substack.com

It will be going out on Monday! Image by Konstantin Kazanchev.

#newsletter #DELIAH #humour #democracy

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 20d

Designed to Provoke is an exhibition of legal cases from the 18th century to the present. It can be seen at the International Exhibition of Caricature, Press Cartoon and Humor in Saint-Just-le-Martel, France from September 27 to October 5, 2025.

Read more: deliaheu.substack.com/p/designed-t...

Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 21d

Humour in times of crisis. Our weekly cartoon, by Sherif Arafa. Want to know more about DELIAH? Visit deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #humour

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 27d

Freedom of speech. Our weekly cartoon, by Payam Boromand. Want to know more about DELIAH? Visit deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #freespeech

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · 28d

Effective research is built on a solid foundation. The first step of DELIAH is a meta-analysis in which we ask the question: What do we know about the relationship between humour and democracy?

You can find a summary of our analysis here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/what-do-we...

Image by Moro.

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Sep 4

The power of irreverence. This week's cartoon by Dan Murphy. Want to know more about humour and democracy? Visit deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #humour #democracy

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Sep 3

In the coming months, we will feature interviews with all the team members of DELIAH, to give you some more insight into who we are, why we research humour and what we think is funny.

First up is Amber Kempynck, PhD researcher at Ghent University: deliaheu.substack.com/p/im-interes...

#DELIAH

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Aug 28

In September, we will send out our first official DELIAH newsletter (we plan to send one out for times per year) If you want to be kept updated about our research, you can subscribe here: deliaheu.substack.com

Cartoon by OSVAL from Cuba.

#DELIAH #democracy #humor #satire

Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Aug 21

DELIAH member Luisa F. Isaza-Ibarra has started a monthly newsletter bringing you the field notes of a lawyer studying humour and the controversies it generates around the world.

You can subscribe to The Trials (and Tribulations) of Humour here: luisaza.substack.com

#humour #newsletter #DELIAH

The Trials (and Tribulations) of Humour | Luisa F Isaza-Ibarra | Substack

Monthly newsletter with the field notes of a free speech lawyer studying humour and the controversies it generates. Boletín mensual con las notas de una abogada de la libertad de expresión que está…

luisaza.substack.com

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Aug 20

Humour in times of war and crisis... Cartoon by Burkhard Mohr.
Want to know more about our humour research? Go here: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #humour #democracy

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Aug 6

Dark humour. This week’s cartoon by J. Bosco.
Follow our research project here: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #humour

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 31

We’re pleased to announce that the DELIAH project was represented at this year’s International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) Conference, held from July 7–11, 2025, in Kraków, Poland. To discover more, read our Substack at: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-par...

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 30

The rise of the far right in Europe. Our weekly cartoon, by Thiago Lucas.
Follow our research project here: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #humour

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 24

DELIAH is now active on Zenodo!

We have also recently uploaded our first output, a database of humour practices and European attitudes towards democracy. Read more about it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/database-h...

#DELIAH #democracy

Database - Humour practices and European attitudes towards democracy

Database of relevant studies on humour practices, attitudes toward democracy, and modes of civic engagement in six European countries

deliaheu.substack.com

Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 23

A brief history of democracy. This week’s cartoon, by US cartoonist Allan McDonald.
Follow our research project here: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #humour

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 16

Dominant wing. Our weekly DELIAH cartoon, this one by Peter Sully from New Zealand. Learn more about our project about humour and democracy here: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy

Cartoon showing an eagle sitting on a platform that reads "21st century democracy". The right wing, labeled "Right" is oversized; the left wing (labeled "Left") is tiny and the eagle is flapping it ineffectually.

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 9

Stairway to the future. This week’s DELIAH cartoon by Markus Grolik from Germany. Learn more about our project about humour and democracy here: deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #future

Cartoon showing an unfinished staircase marked with the EU log. A person is running up the stairs carrying an additional part of the staircase, labeled 'Vote', as a backpack.

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jul 3

Democracy in trouble. Our weekly cartoon, this one by Paresh Nath from India.

#DELIAH #democracy #dangers

Cartoon showing a big truck labeled 'World democracies' that is under attack from people standing on its roof with big hammers labeled 'climate', 'flawed polls', 'climate change' and 'high cost of living'.

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jun 25

Free speech rodeo. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Brady Izquierdo from Cuba.

#DELIAH #freespeech

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Democratic Literacy and Humour @deliah.eu · Jun 18

Redevelopment. Our weekly cartoon by Toso Borkovic from Serbia. Want to know learn more about the relationship between humour and democracy? Visit deliaheu.substack.com

#DELIAH #democracy #humor

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