This paper explores shifting notions of Algerian masculinities during the Dark Decade (approximately 1991–2002) as articulated through humor. Both in the period leading up to and during conflict, Algerian cartoonists and joke tellers played with socially accepted norms concerning male behavior. In the armed struggle, however, comedy reflected how the terrifying and random violence that characterized the conflict may have disturbed local gender relations and definitions. The conflict prevented men from practicing masculinity in preestablished ways, most notably through the protection of self, family, and community. The present article contributes to the broader literature on gender during the armed struggle as well as in the Middle East and North Africa more widely, to argue that humor, a critically under-considered aspect of the cultural lives of Algerians and men across the region, provided civilians with space to navigate changes in gender issues brought about by the harrowing circumstances of the Dark Decade.

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1991 年至 2002 年阿尔及利亚黑暗十年的去势幽默

本文探讨了在黑暗十年（大约 1991-2002 年）期间通过幽默表达的阿尔及利亚男性气质观念的转变。在冲突前和冲突期间，阿尔及利亚漫画家和讲笑话的人都在玩弄社会公认的关于男性行为的规范。然而，在武装斗争中，喜剧反映了以冲突为特征的可怕和随意的暴力可能如何扰乱当地的性别关系和定义。这场冲突阻止了男性以既定的方式实践男子气概，最显着的是通过保护自己、家庭和社区。本文为更广泛的关于武装斗争期间以及中东和北非地区的性别问题的文献做出了贡献，认为幽默，