“Kwatakwata by June diεε…”

Q2 Social Sciences European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-04-14 DOI:10.7592/ejhr2022.10.1.600
Lillian Phillips-Kumaga, Rachael Hansen-Garshong, C. Ackom, C. A. Teku, Annabella Osei‐Tutu
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The first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as stressful. People make light of stressful situations in different ways. Ghanaians are known to be able to make humour out of any situation. During the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghanaians shared memes and posters on social media, making light of the seriousness of the problem. "Kwatakwata by June diεε…" shortened from the phrase: "kwatakwata by June diεε na obiara awu" to wit "Latest by June, we will all be dead" has become a catchphrase on social media and the streets of Ghana to make fun of the serious impact of the virus. This current study examines internet humour that became popular with Ghanaians during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. We examined videos, memes, and posters from various social media sites to learn about the Ghanaian use of humour during a public health crisis. Content analysis of the data showed that Ghanaians created humorous content to express how they felt about what was going on and also educate citizens about the pandemic. Recurring themes within the content analysis include  humour concerning death, isolation, and keeping children occupied.  We note that Ghanaians largely used self-enhancing humour.  We discuss these themes to show the types of internet humour Ghanaians shared during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“夸克瓦塔六月天…”
COVID-19大流行的第一阶段被描述为压力很大。人们以不同的方式减轻压力。众所周知,加纳人在任何情况下都能幽默。在2019冠状病毒病大流行的第一阶段,加纳人在社交媒体上分享表情包和海报,对问题的严重性轻描淡写。“Kwatakwata by June diε na obiara awu”是由短语“Kwatakwata by June diε na obiara awu”缩短而成的,意思是“最迟6月,我们都会死”,这已经成为加纳社交媒体和街头的流行语,用来取笑病毒的严重影响。目前的这项研究调查了在加纳COVID-19大流行的第一阶段在加纳人中流行的网络幽默。我们研究了各种社交媒体网站上的视频、表情包和海报,以了解加纳人在公共卫生危机期间如何使用幽默。对数据的内容分析表明,加纳人创造了幽默的内容来表达他们对正在发生的事情的感受,并向公民宣传这一流行病。在内容分析中反复出现的主题包括关于死亡、孤立和让孩子有事可做的幽默。我们注意到,加纳人主要使用自我提升的幽默。我们讨论这些主题是为了展示加纳人在COVID-19大流行第一阶段分享的网络幽默类型。
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European Journal of Humour Research
European Journal of Humour Research Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
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6 weeks
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Humour Research (EJHR) is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal with an international multidisciplinary editorial board. Although geographically-oriented towards the ˋold continentˊ, the European perspective aims at an international readership and contributors. EJHR covers the full range of work being done on all aspects of humour phenomenon. EJHR is designed to respond to the important changes that have affected the study of humour but particular predominance is given to the past events and current developments in Europe.
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