Gender and Laughter
Comic Affirmation and Subversion in Traditional and Modern Media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5771504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gaby Pailer, Angela Bohn (0000-0001-6219-7732), Andreas Böhn, Stefan Horlacher (0000-0001-8960-0296), Ulrich Scheck |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Gender and Laughter (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789042026735 |
| OpenAlex | W2496514657 |
| ISBN | 9789042026735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This essay collection is dedicated to intersections between gender theories and theories of laughter, humour, and comedy. It is based on the results of a three-year research programme, entitled "Gender - Laughter - Media" (2003-2006) and includes a series of investigations on traditional and modern media in western cultures from the 18th to the 20th century. A theoretical opening part is followed by four thematic sections that explore the multiple forms of irritating stereotypical gender perceptions; aspects of (post-)colonialism and multiculturalism; the comic impact of literary and media genres in different national cultures; as well as the different comic strategies in fictional, philosophical, artistic or real life communication. The volume presents a variety of new approaches to the overlaps between gender and laughter that have only barely been considered in groundbreaking research. It forms a valuable read for scholars of literary, theatre, media, and cultural studies, at the same time reaching out to a general readership
Audience measurement · Comedy · Laughter · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |