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Democratic Literacy and Humour (DELIAH) examines the relationship between humour and democracy in Europe. www.deliah.eu
Dark humour. This week’s cartoon by J. Bosco.
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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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The rise of the far right in Europe. Our weekly cartoon, by Thiago Lucas.
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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...
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A brief history of democracy. This week’s cartoon, by US cartoonist Allan McDonald.
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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.
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
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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.
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 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'.
Democracy in trouble. Our weekly cartoon, this one by Paresh Nath from India.
#DELIAH #democracy #dangers
Free speech rodeo. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Brady Izquierdo from Cuba.
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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
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In a first partnership, DELIAH, DemocracyInAction and Larpocracy (three research projects all funded by Horizon Europe) worked together to provide recommendations that support democracy for the EU's European Democracy Shield: deliaheu.substack.com/p/european-d...
Image by Guffo.
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Politicians, beware of satire! Our weekly cartoon, this one by MORO from Cuba.
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DELIAH has two sister projects funded by Horizon Europe that also focus on culture, the arts and cultural spaces for democratic participation and political expression.
Read more about them here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/sister-pro...
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Free speech? Our weekly cartoon, this time by Mohsen Izadi from Sweden. Want to know more about DELIAH? Go here: deliaheu.substack.com
#DELIAH #freedomofspeech #humour #democracy
Cover of the toolkit "What's in a Joke?"
We are delighted to announce the launch of "What's in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence": deliaheu.substack.com/p/toolkit-wh...
Although officially not connected with DELIAH , this toolkit was coordinated by DELIAH researcher Alberto Godioli and deals with similar themes.
Last week, DELIAH joined the ENLIGHT European Dialogue in beautiful San Sebastian! We talked about DELIAH’s origin and got inspired by amazing conversations around culture, creativity, and co-creating knowledge across fields, disciplines and sectors.
Read more: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-at-...
Dissecting a joke is a sure way to make it less funny. A cartoon by Fiestoforo from Chile. Follow our Substack to find out why we think it’s important to research humour: deliaheu.substack.com
#DELIAH #humor #democracy
Headshots of the DELIAH team members
Who is DELIAH? Meet the team: deliaheu.substack.com/p/team
#DELIAH #team #research #humor #democracy
What is DELIAH?
In short, it’s a research project that examines the relationship between democracy and humour. But the longer answer is more interesting. On our Substack, we explain what we’ll be doing over the next 4years: deliaheu.substack.com/p/what-is-de...
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The youngest @deliah.eu's researchers (and me) participating at the #Enlight event "European Dialogue"📍 #Donostia / S. Sebastián (@upvehu.bsky.social)
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The lure of the extreme right. A cartoon by Thiago Lucas from Brazil. Want to know more about DELIAH? www.deliah.eu
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Conspiracy theories undermine democracy. Cartoon by Tjeerd Royaards. More about the DELIAH project: www.deliah.eu
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Cartoon about how conspiracy theories undermine democracy.
Democracy is hard. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Sherif Arafa from Egypt.
Interested in our project? Check out our Substack: deliaheu.substack.com
#democracy #humour #satire
The 35th conference of the International Society for Humor Studies is taking place in Kraków, Poland in July. DELIAH-members Andrew Bricker and Alberto Godioli are both keynote speakers at this event: ishs2025.pl/keynote-spea...
Check out all upcoming events here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/events
A project about humour needs some humour! That’s why we’ll be featuring a weekly cartoon about democracy and humour from now on. This one is by Amorim from Brazil.
Interested in our project? Check out our Substack: deliaheu.substack.com
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On May 8, DELIAH-member Alberto Godioli will present Humour, satire and the meaning of ‘context’: interdisciplinary perspectives on ECtHR at the Strasbourg Observers 15th Anniversary Symposium: strasbourgobservers.com/2025/02/26/s...
Check out all upcoming events: deliaheu.substack.com/p/events
DELIAH-partner @cartoonmovement.com was at @journalismfestival.com last week: cartoonists @toonsbystellina.bsky.social from Taiwan and @tjeerdroyaards.com from the Netherlands gave a workshop on political cartoons.
Check out a video recording here: www.journalismfestival.com/programme/20...
Cartoon showing a man getting an eye examination. The chart has the text 'Populist autocracy' but the man reads it as 'f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-i-n-g-d-e-m-o-c-r-a-c-y'. The optometrist standing behind him says 'Good!'.
We are excited to announce the launch of DELIAH! DELIAH (Democratic Literacy and Humour) is a research project that examines how humour can either support or undermine democracy in Europe.
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(Cartoon by Steve Bonello)
