The edge of irony, says Linda Hutcheon, is always a social and political edge. Irony
depends upon interpretation; it happens in the tricky, unpredictable space between …

This book was shortlisted for the 2015 BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize. Comedy is
currently enjoying unprecedented growth within the British culture industries. Defying the …

Humor as a human activity crosses and double-crosses many lines and boundaries,
including those of gender. Studies in Humor and Gender will explore these boundaries and …

Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Taylor wrote witty and entertaining novels about the
domestic lives of middle-class women. Widely read and enjoyed, their work was often …

Look Who's Laughing: Gender and Comedy Page 1 18 Between the Laughter: Bridging
Feminist Studies through Women’s Stand-Up Comedy ALLISON FRAffiERG In a period of six …

This chapter addresses the position of gender-based humor in Japanese society and how
Japanese culture can inform people understanding of the relationship between humor and …

This dissertation examines works of African American comedians such as Richard Pryor,
Adele Givens, and Steve Harvey as they portray members of the white middle-class …

The title of this collection is no joke. While the first half—“Look Who's Laughing”—self-
consciously plays on a common expression of social oneupmanship, on a less jocular level …

Zusammenfassung Auch Humor, Lachen und Komik sind beteiligt an der Ausformung von
gesellschaftlichen Geschlechterverhältnissen. Traditionell genossen Männer auf dem …

The laughing woman is the least remembered woman of the Victorian period. New Women
writers are probably the least remembered authors of the Victorian period. Conservative …