TEASING PEOPLE INTO HEALTH? SAMI CARTOONS, INDIGENOUS HUMOUR, AND PROVOCATIVE THERAPY

• Main Author: Egerer, Juliane
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Dutch
• Published: University of Groningen Press 2020
• Subjects: Sami; First Nations; Indigenous literature; decolonization; cartoons; humour; reconciliation; provocative therapy; comparative Indigenous literary studies; Maren; sami
• Online Access: https://ugp.rug.nl/tvs/article/view/36930

Maren Uthaug's razor-sharp and self-deprecating cartoons reflect Sami people in a seemingly offensive way, addressing sensitive Indigenous issues such as cultural disorientation, racism, suicide, and addiction in an outspoken way. However, it was Sami people – Uthaug's relatives – who aske...