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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Leon Rappoport |
| ISBN: | 0275987647 9780275987640 |
| OCLC Number: | 60839377 |
| Description: | xv, 181 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : the hazards and joys of racial, ethnic, and gender humor -- The sword and shield metaphor and other perspectives -- What makes us laugh : humor theory and research from Plato and Aristotle to Sigmund Freud -- Prejudice, pride, and play in ethnic comedy -- The origins and psychology of stereotypes and slurs -- The dominant role of Jews and African Americans : Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and the culture of irony -- Jewish and African American roots humor : saving grace in the face of oppression -- Males versus females, gays versus straights, and the varieties of gender humor -- The "new breed" of comedians and transformation of ethnicity -- Becoming a comedian : minority status helps but is not enough -- In defense of ethnic humor and its role in our multicultural society. |
| Responsibility: | Leon Rappoport. |
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