They Used to Call Me Snow White . . . But I Drifted : Women's Strategic Use of Humor /

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With a comprehensive new introduction by the author, a reissue of the influential text on women's humor. The author, who draws on the work of scholars, writers, and comedians to illuminate a sharp critique of the gender-specific aspects of humor, provides laughs and provokes arguments as she sh...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Barreca, Regina
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lebanon : University Press of New England, 2013
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Women > Psychology.
Wit and humor > Psychological aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
Femmes > Psychologie.
Humour > Aspect psychologique.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Getting It : Strategies for Recognizing and Using Gender Differences in Humor
  • Do Good Girls Laugh with Their Mouths Open? : Why Making a Joke Is Like Making a Pass
  • Putting a Punch in Your Punch Line : Strategies for Dealing with Aggressive Humor
  • The Laughter in the Kitchen : Growing Up Female and Funny
  • Laughing All the Way to the Bank : Humor and Strategies for Success
  • "It's Hard to Be Funny When You Have to Be Clean" : Sexual Differences in Humor Appreciation/Differences in Sexual Humor Appreciation
  • How Many Feminists Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Power, Politics, and Women's Humor
  • She Who Laughs, Lasts : The Importance of Defining and Using Our Own Humor.

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