Švejkian Geopolitics: Subversive Obedience in Central Europe
In: Geopolitics, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 257-277
ISSN: 1557-3028
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In: Geopolitics, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 257-277
ISSN: 1557-3028
In: Geopolitics, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 257-277
ISSN: 1557-3028
This article uses the character of Josef Svejk from the popular Czech novel The Good Soldier Svejk and his Fortunes in the World War to illuminate the subversive effects of irony and self-deprecating humour on dominant geopolitical narratives. Empirically, my examples focus on the coverage of NATO invitation in major Estonian newspapers in 2002. Theoretically, these examples highlight the subtlety of resistance and the central role of irony in it. By foregrounding Svejkian absurd obedience, which is nonetheless highly subversive, the article contributes to a better understanding of popular geopolitics, resistance geopolitics, and more broadly, the role of human agency in geopolitical discourses. Adapted from the source document.
In: Political geography: an interdisciplinary journal for all students of political studies with an interest in the geographical and spatial aspects, Band 27, Heft 6, S. 617-629
ISSN: 0962-6298
In: Political geography, Band 27, Heft 6, S. 617-630
ISSN: 0962-6298