The Jewish Joke by Devorah Baum
Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk yet? Look no further for laughter than this fascinating and revealing celebration of the great Jewish Joke
This book is funny, clever and, at times, heartbreakingIn other words, Jewish -- David Baddiel
[Baum is] intellectually luminous, psychologically penetrating, existentially anxious, and wonderfully funny -- Zadie Smith
A Jew and a non-Jew read Devorah Baum's The Jewish Joke. They both found it hilarious and thought-provoking. Because it is -- David Schneider
Hers is the book to turn to if you're looking to amuse your friends and has something in common with the joke books we used to pass around as kids ... [Shows] the sorrow that is the dark underside of laughter - sorrow that belongs to everyone -- Erica Wagner * New Statesman *
A breezy, accessible meditation on how [Jewish] humour works, and why it is so integral to Jewish identity... There is much for the scholar to enjoy in Baum's erudite but lightly sketched analysis of how humour helps us to deal with ageing, dislocation, impossible families and sexual confusion. Alternatively, you could just read it for the gags -- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher Education *
[Baum is] intellectually luminous, psychologically penetrating, existentially anxious, and wonderfully funny -- Zadie Smith
A Jew and a non-Jew read Devorah Baum's The Jewish Joke. They both found it hilarious and thought-provoking. Because it is -- David Schneider
Hers is the book to turn to if you're looking to amuse your friends and has something in common with the joke books we used to pass around as kids ... [Shows] the sorrow that is the dark underside of laughter - sorrow that belongs to everyone -- Erica Wagner * New Statesman *
A breezy, accessible meditation on how [Jewish] humour works, and why it is so integral to Jewish identity... There is much for the scholar to enjoy in Baum's erudite but lightly sketched analysis of how humour helps us to deal with ageing, dislocation, impossible families and sexual confusion. Alternatively, you could just read it for the gags -- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher Education *
Devorah Baum is the author of Feeling Jewish (a book for just about anyone) (Yale, 2017) and co-director of the documentary film The New Man (2016). She is Lecturer in English Literature and Critical Theory at the University of Southampton and also attached to the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800819115 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800819110 |
| Title | The Jewish Joke |
| Author | Devorah Baum |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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