‘No laughter, no war’ - An exploration of soldier humor

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The blog post starts from the assumption that humor forms an integral part of military culture. More than that, it is argued that humor upholds military practice because it makes people stay. By the example of three saying, the blogpost explores how the particularities of military life shape the humor of German soldiers.

Eva Johais

Post Doctoral Researcher

eva.johais@cmi.no

War and Fun: Reconceptualizing Warfare and Its Experience (WARFUN)

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