Women and Laughter
| Author | : Frances B. Gray |
| Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780813915135 |
Women And Laughter
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Who’s Laughing Now?
| Author | : Anna Frey |
| Publisher | : Demeter Press |
| Total Pages | : 125 |
| Release | : 2021-02-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1772583189 |
From dour old women to buzzkills who can't take a joke, the stereotype of the humourless feminist has repeatedly been deployed to derail and delegitimize the women's rights movement. This collection skips the tired debates that ask whether feminists can be funny—we know the answer to this already—to instead investigate contemporary expressions and functions of humour within international feminist movements and communities. This interdisciplinary volume showcases critical analyses of cultural texts and events, personal accounts of producing and encountering feminist humour, and creative interruptions that pair laughter with insight. As a whole, this work seeks to sideline caricatures of the humourless feminist by promoting a vision of a diverse movement vibrant with innovative, generous, threatening, and, ultimately, triumphant laughter.
Laughter and Latte
| Author | : Terri Gibbs |
| Publisher | : J. Countryman |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9781404103320 |
What woman doesn't love to grab her favorite hot drink at the local coffee house and sit down to gab with girlfriends Laughter and latté-it's an irresistible combination! Striking a balance between hilarity and helpful advice, this book appeals to the bond women share through laughter and words of encouragement. The lively and accessible text is written by a variety of best-selling female authors and WOF speakers such as Sheila Walsh, Luci Swindoll, Marilyn Meberg, Nicole Johnson, Patsy Clairmont, Thelma Wells, and many more. The colorful and contemporary design is sure to appeal to women of all ages.
Laughter Is the Spice of Life
| Author | : Women Of Faith |
| Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780849944727 |
" ... stories, jokes, and quips ... includes humor from: Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Marilyn Meberg, Jan Silvious, Luci Swindoll, Kathy Troccoli, Sheila Walsh, Thelma Wells, and others! "--Publisher's description.
Feminism and Contemporary Art
| Author | : Jo Anna Isaak |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2002-09-11 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1134895275 |
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Unruly Woman
| Author | : Kathleen Rowe Karlyn |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2011-01-20 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0292773234 |
Unruly women have been making a spectacle of themselves in film and on television from Mae West to Roseanne Arnold. In this groundbreaking work, Kathleen Rowe explores how the unruly woman—often a voluptuous, noisy, joke-making rebel or "woman on top"—uses humor and excess to undermine patriarchal norms and authority. At the heart of the book are detailed analyses of two highly successful unruly women—the comedian Roseanne Arnold and the Muppet Miss Piggy. Putting these two figures in a deeper cultural perspective, Rowe also examines the evolution of romantic film comedy from the classical Hollywood period to the present, showing how the comedic roles of actresses such as Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, and Marilyn Monroe offered an alternative, empowered image of women that differed sharply from the "suffering heroine" portrayed in classical melodramas.
Hysterical Laughter
| Author | : David Michael Christenson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 9780199797448 |
Hysterical Laughter: Four Ancient Comedies About Women is the first text to uniquely employ comedy as a vehicle to explore women, gender, and sexuality in Greek and Roman antiquity. Featuring new, engaging, and accessible translations by David Christenson of four of the finest classical comedies--Lysistrata (Aristophanes), Samia (Menander), Casina (Plautus), and Hecyra (Terence)--it provides instructors with an attractive and innovative way to explore the social and cultural dimensions of ancient theater and the construction of gender roles in ancient society. The volume is enhanced by an extensive general introduction and includes an introduction, notes, and essays for each comedy, all of which assume no prior background in classical studies. Ideal for courses in classical literature in translation and women in the ancient world, Hysterical Laughter can also be used in a variety of other courses in ancient history, women's studies, cultural studies, and theater.
Humour, Comedy and Laughter
| Author | : Lidia Dina Sciama |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2016-04-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1782385436 |
Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes that underlie joking and laughter. On the basis of a wide range of ethnographic and textual materials, the chapters examine the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humor and its potential to bring about a sense of amity and mutual understanding, even among different and possibly hostile people. Unfortunately, though, cartoons, jokes, and parodies can cause irremediable distress and offence. Nevertheless, contributors’ cross-cultural evidence confirms that the positive aspects of humor far outweigh the danger of deepening divisions and fueling hostilities
No Laughter Here
| Author | : Rita Williams-Garcia |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2009-10-06 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0061975753 |
In this groundbreaking novel, Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia uses her vividly realistic voice to highlight an often taboo practice that affects millions of girls around the world every year, and to explore a perspective not often depicted in YA fiction. Even though they were born in different countries, Akilah and Victoria are true best friends. But Victoria has been acting strange ever since she returned from her summer in Nigeria, where she had a special coming-of-age ceremony. Why does proud Victoria, named for a queen, slouch at her desk and answer the teacher's questions in a whisper? And why won't she laugh with Akilah anymore? Akilah's name means "intelligent," and she is determined to find out what's wrong. But when she learns the terrible secret Victoria is hiding, she suddenly has even more questions. The only problem is, they might not be the kind that have answers.
Laughter Out of Place
| Author | : Donna M. Goldstein |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2013-09-29 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0520276043 |
Drawing on the author's experience in Brazil, this text provides a portrait of everyday life among the women of the favelas - a portrait that challenges much of what we think we know about the 'culture of poverty'. It helps us understand the nature of joking and laughter in the shantytown.
