'Stalag happy': South African prisoners of war during world war two (1939-1945) and their experience and use of humour

dc.contributor.author	Horn K.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-12T08:32:50Z
dc.date.available	2012-04-12T08:32:50Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	South African prisoner-of-war (POW) experience, a much neglected subject in World War Two texts, is analysed in this article in terms of the experience and use of humour. Experience of humour as a means of coping during captivity reflected captives humour identity at the time of the war; however, when interviewed, this coping mechanism is adapted to facilitate dual perspective, one of the many strategies interviewees use to smooth the progress of the interview and help with recall of often painful memories. A search for aspects unique to South African POWs concludes that humour was a universal coping and morale boosting mechanism in the war as well as during interviews. © 2011 Southern African Historical Society.
dc.identifier.citation	South African Historical Journal
dc.identifier.citation	63
dc.identifier.citation	4
dc.identifier.citation	537
dc.identifier.citation	552
dc.identifier.issn	2582473
dc.identifier.other	10.1080/02582473.2011.627374
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20645
dc.subject	humour
dc.subject	intergenerational communication
dc.subject	memory
dc.subject	prisoners-of-war
dc.subject	South Africa
dc.subject	Stalag
dc.subject	World War Two
dc.title	'Stalag happy': South African prisoners of war during world war two (1939-1945) and their experience and use of humour
dc.type	Article