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Zekavat, M. (2023). Book review: Chattoo, Caty Borum & Feldman, Lauren (2020). A Comedian and an Activist Walk into a Bar: The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice. Oakland, California: University of California Press. The European Journal of Humour Research, 10(4), 216–219. Retrieved from https://ww.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/708

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