Performing Marginality by Joanne R Gilbert
This is a rhetorical analysis of female stand-up comics that explores the relationships among humour, gender and power in contemporary culture. Here, Joanne R. Gilbert aims to illuminate the social, constructive and cultural implications of power and gender in popular entertainment.
An academic study of stand-up comedy performed by females is long overdue, and its importance for understanding power structures in our society cannot be underestimatedThis book will add to the paucity of studies currently available in both women's humor and stand-up performance." —Mary Ann Rishel Ithaca College, author of Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind
"The materials that Gilbert has assembled speak to each other in a remarkable variety of ways. Her choices-and they represent a wide spectrum of women's work-are a smart way of making connections and illustrating her theoretical points on theoretical, cultural, and historical levels." —Regina Barreca University of Connecticut, author of Don’t Tell Mama: The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing
"It is a pleasure to read such an interesting, well-researched, well-written, and important book. The volume, in the Humor in Life and Letters Series edited by Sarah Blacher Cohen, is simply one of the very best books yet written on standup comedy and women's humor. This is a welcome and admirable book." —Humor Research
"The materials that Gilbert has assembled speak to each other in a remarkable variety of ways. Her choices-and they represent a wide spectrum of women's work-are a smart way of making connections and illustrating her theoretical points on theoretical, cultural, and historical levels." —Regina Barreca University of Connecticut, author of Don’t Tell Mama: The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing
"It is a pleasure to read such an interesting, well-researched, well-written, and important book. The volume, in the Humor in Life and Letters Series edited by Sarah Blacher Cohen, is simply one of the very best books yet written on standup comedy and women's humor. This is a welcome and admirable book." —Humor Research
Joanne R. Gilbert is associate professor of Communication and director of Women's Studies at Alma College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814328033 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814328032 |
| Title | Performing Marginality |
| Author | Joanne R Gilbert |
| Series | Humor In Life And Letters Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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