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Punchlines : the case for racial, ethnic, and gender humor
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Punchlines : the case for racial, ethnic, and gender humor

Author: Leon Rappoport
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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