Abstract
This article considers two comedy sketches that poke fun at cabin culture, a key praxis in contemporary Norway. The sketches are examples of what philosopher Simon Critchley calls «comedy of recognition», reflecting rather than challenging common experiences and beliefs. Focusing on the attitudes held by men and women toward cabins, the article examines how in particular masculinity is experienced and performed in this setting. The article concludes that cabins express complex feelings connected to personal, gender and national identities, and that they are therefore an apt vehicle for comedy about what it means to be Norwegian today.
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