Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Belarus, an example of an authoritarian state, Humor and Rumor in the Post-Soviet Authoritarian State presents over one hundred contemporary political jokes in the contexts of their performance. Throughout, Anastasiya Astapova demonstrates the salience of the jok
Performing Marginality: Humor, Gender, and Cultural Critique (Humor in Life and Letters Series)
β Scribed by Joanne R. Gilbert
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 128
- Series
- Humor in Life and Letters
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A rhetorical analysis of female stand-up comics that explores the relationships among humor, gender, and power in contemporary culture.
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