Rebellious Laughter

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Rebellious Laughter

Author	: Joseph Boskin
File Size	: 42,9 Mb
Publisher	: Syracuse University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 November 1997
ISBN	: 0815627475
Pages	: 272 pages

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Rebellious Laughter by Joseph Boskin Book PDF Summary

Rebellious Laughter changes the way we think about the ordinary joke. Claiming that humor in America is a primary cultural weapon, Boskin surveys the multitude of joke cycles that have swept the country during the last fifty years. Dumb Blonde jokes. Elephant jokes. Jewish-American Princess jokes. Lightbulb jokes. Readers will enjoy humor from many diverse sources: whites, blacks, women, and Hispanics; conservatives and liberals; public workers and university students; the powerless and power brokers. Boskin argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, frequently appearing in our day-to-day language long before these issues become grist for stand-up comics.

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