Democratic Literacy and Humour

We made a comic about our research! Interested in learning more about the relationship between humour and democracy? Read the full comic here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/comic-humo... Art by Pedro X. Molina #DELIAH #humour #democracy

Democracy in France. Our weekly cartoon. Image by Stellina Chen/Cartoon Movement #France #Macron #democracy #DELIAH

Wired has published an article on a new documentary about experimental comedian Nathan Fielder. DELIAH project coordinator Andrew Bricker was asked to share his thoughts. Read the full article here: www.wired.com/story/the-ne... #humour #DELIAH

‘I tend to prefer humour that makes me feel disoriented’ Read the interview with DELIAH team member Alberto Godioli: deliaheu.substack.com/p/i-tend-to-... #interview #DELIAH #humour #democracy

The rise of the extreme right in Europe. Our weekly cartoon. Credit: Fahd Bay/Cartoon Movement #democracy #humour #DELIAH

Check out out interview with Jeroen Vandaele from Ghent University in Belgium. For DELIAH, Jeroen is working on WP 5, trying to better understand laughter scandals. deliaheu.substack.com/p/we-tend-to... Cartoon: Dale Cummings/Cartoon Movement #DELIAH #humour #democracy #interview

Democracy in Russia. Our weekly cartoon. Artist: Enrico Bertuccioli/Cartoon Movement #democracy #humour #DELIAH

We are interviewing every member of the DELIAH team. In this edition we talk to Anna Sámelová from Comenius University in Bratislava. ``the team from Slovakia is working on analysing humour and fostering democratic participation in times of conflict: deliaheu.substack.com/p/i-believe-... #DELIAH

Buy impunity. Cartoon by Allan McDonald/Cartoon Movement. #democracy #humour #corruption #DELIAH

We have just published our 4th newsletter! Read it to find out more about our latest research updates, our very first DELIAH comic, and an overview of past and future events: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-new... Image by Ameen Alhabarah. #newsletter #DELIAH #democracy #humour

We are hosting a webinar on democracy and humour at the 8th Cartoon Africa Biennal on November 28, 2026. Join the online session to learn more about how humour works and how it can be used to make people take action: deliaheu.substack.com/p/how-can-hu... #democracy #humour #event #webinar

Arm wrestling. Our weekly cartoon: this week's edition is drawn by Italian artist @marilenanardi.bsky.social #Europe #ExtremeRight #DELIAH #humour #democracy

If you haven't done so yet, be sure to check out our comic about democracy and humour: deliaheu.substack.com/p/comic-humo... Here is a preview. #DELIAH #humour #democracy #comic

Several DELIAH team members traveled to Fluminense Federal University (in Niterói, Brazil) this summer for a week of discussing humour and presenting their own ongoing research at ISHS 2026. Find out more about their research on our Substack: deliaheu.substack.com/p/humour-in-... #ISHS26

The health of the democracy in the world. Our weekly cartoon. Credit: Pedro Ribeiro Ferreira/Cartoon Movement #democracy #humour #DELIAH

The future of democracy? Our weekly cartoon. Credit: Brady Izquierdo Rodríguez/Cartoon Movement

Over the summer, the DELIAH team attended several conferences. One of these was 'From Stage to State: The Role of Art in Shaping Democratic Spaces' in Krakow, Poland: deliaheu.substack.com/p/from-stage... #conference #democracy #humour #DELIAH

In exactly one week, we will publish our very first comic! A 4-page graphic narrative about democracy and humour, drawn by renowned artist @pxmolina.bsky.social If you’d like to been of the first to read it, be sure to subscribe to our Substack: deliaheu.substack.com #comic #DELIAH

Authoritarianism. Our weekly cartoon, this one by Thiago Lucas from Brazil. #dictator #democracy #DELIAH #humour

Who's in charge? Our weekly cartoon, this time by José Alberto Rodríguez Avila. #democracy #DELIAH #humour

DELIAH will be at the Dutch Journalism Festival next month with our workshop 'The Importance of Humour for Democracy: Good Humour versus Bad Humour': deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-at-... #NLJF #democracy #humour #DELIAH

Online circus. This week’s cartoon by Ares. #democracy #OnlineHate #SocialMedia

Contemporary Satire Controversies: Cases, Conditions, Consequences The 2026 SatiReNet Conference, taking place on 19-20 November 2026 at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, has issued a call for papers (CFP): deliaheu.substack.com/p/contempora... Cartoon by Osama Hajjaj.

Satire! Our weekly cartoon on Friday, this one by Paolo Lombardi/Cartoon Movement #humour #Democracy #CharlieHebdo #satire #DELIAH

📬 @deliah.eu has published on its newsletter the report of my conference "Humour and Public Deliberation", given at the workshop "Public Opinion and Democratic Civil Engagement" (June 18, @unav.edu) deliaheu.substack.com/p/humour-and...

It’s funny because it’s (not) true. AI is expanding the possibilities for humour, but is also making it more difficult for the audience to decide what is real and what is satire. Read more: deliaheu.substack.com/p/its-funny-... Cartoon by Zach. #ArtificialIntelligence #humour #democracy

Our cartoon on Friday, this week by Halit Aytoslu Kurtulmus/Cartoon Movement. #democracy #humour #DELIAH

On 18 June 2026, DELIAH member Aitor Castañeda-Zumeta gave a workshop at the University of Navarra. Find out more about humour as a tool for (political) communication on our Substack: deliaheu.substack.com/p/humour-and... Photos: Manuel Castells, University of Navarra

On Thursday 18 I participated in the workshop ‘Public Opinion and Democratic Civil Engagement’ in @unav.edu. I presented the results of the meta-analysis of contemporary humour practices & democratic attitudes conducted by we ehu.eus researchers into the @deliah.eu consortium. (📸 M. Castells, UNAV).

Democracy tool. Our cartoon on Friday, this week by Muzzafar Yulchiboev/Cartoon Movement. #democracy #humour #DELIAH

We have just published another interview with one of DELIAH's researchers. This time we talk to Irina Dulebová from the Comenius University. The team from Bratislava is working on analysing humour and fostering democratic participation in times of conflict: deliaheu.substack.com/p/it-is-impo...

The University of Göttingen organised a lecture series titled Laughing in times of crisis. Various members of the DELIAH team traveled to Göttingen to talk about the different aspects of humour. Check out recordings of the lectures here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/videos-lau...

Democracies are made of hopes and dreams. Our weekly cartoon, by Taravat Niki/Cartoon Movement.

The Appeals Centre Europe is an independent out-of-court dispute settlement body. A recent report shows the importance of dispute settlement bodies in helping users challenge platform decisions: deliaheu.substack.com/p/the-need-t... #DELIAH #SocialMedia #ContentModeration

Corruption. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Raul Fernando Zuleta. #DELIAH #humour #democracy

We are happy to announce we've launched a searchable database of legal cases and online content moderation decisions regarding disparaging humour and freedom of expression: www.forhum.org/webapp/legal... Cartoon by Moz. #DELIAH #humour #democracy #SocialMedia

Europe. This week's cartoon by Dutch artist Berend Vonk. #DELIAH #democracy #humour

Authoritarian populism. This week's cartoon is by Tjeerd Royaards. #humour #democracy #DELIAH

Speech. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Wimar Verdecia Fuentes. #DELIAH #humour #democracy

Our third newsletter is out! In this newsletter, you will find our latest research updates, but also a report from our annual meeting in Estonia, videos from our session at the International Journalism Festival, and more: deliaheu.substack.com/p/deliah-new... Cartoon by Enrico Bertuccioli

Civilizational pyre. This week's cartoon, by Sinisa Pismestrovic. #democracy #humour #InternationalLaw

From April 22 to April 25, the members of DELIAH came together in Estonia for our annual project meeting and a two-day workshop titled "Humour Matters: Laughter and Democracy." Read more about it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/annual-mee... #DELIAH #humour #democracy #event

Surveillance society. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Angelo Lopez. Want to know more about DELIAH? Go to deliaheu.substack.com #DELIAH #humour #democracy

Last week, we were present at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. Here, we presented an interactive workshop to encourage reflection on the role of humour within the public debate. The session was recorded, and you can watch it here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/video-the-... #DELIAH

We are interviewing every member of the DELIAH team, to give you some more insight into who we are, why we research humour and what we think is funny. In this edition we talk to Ismet Suleimanov from the University of Tartu in Estonia. Check it our here: deliaheu.substack.com/p/from-an-ea...

Democracy repair service. Our weekly cartoon, this time by Giorgi Nanava. Check out DELIAH partner Cartoon Movement for more cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com #DELIAH #humour #democracy

We are interviewing every member of the DELIAH team, to give you some more insight into who we are, why we research humour and what we think is funny. In this edition we talk to Aitor Castañeda-Zumeta from the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Read the full interview here: buff.ly/Z0UikzT

DELIAH partner University of Göttingen is organising a lecture series titled 'Lachen in Krisenzeiten' (Laughter in times of crisis). Most lectures are in German, but there is an English-language workshop and lecture on June 9. More info: deliaheu.substack.com/p/laughter-i... #DELIAH #event #humour

Democracy. Cartoon by Gergely Bacsa. #DELIAH #humour #democracy

We are currently organising focus groups to find out how Europeans think about humour and democracy. Curious to find out what is discussed in such a focus group and what kind of humour we show them? Check out our update: open.substack.com/pub/deliaheu... Cartoon by Giorgi Nanava #DELIAH #humour