Voices on the Border Comedy and Immigration in the Scandinavian Public Spheres John Magnus Ragnhildson Dahl Thesis for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) University of Bergen, Norway 2021 Voices on the Border Comedy and Immigration in the Scandinavian Public Spheres John Magnus Ragnhildson Dahl ThesisAvhandling for the for degree graden of philosophiaePhilosophiae doctorDoctor (ph.d (PhD). ) atved the Universitetet University of i BergenBergen Date of defense:2017 03.03.2021 Dato for disputas: 1111 © Copyright John Magnus Ragnhildson Dahl The material in this publication is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act. 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