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Rebellious Laughter: People's Humor in American Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815627487)
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xRebellious 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.Author: Joseph Boskin
ISBN-10: 0815627483
ISBN-13: 9780815627487
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/1997
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.09w x 0.71d
By Joseph Boskin
xJoseph Boskin, professor of history and African American studies at Boston University, is also the director of its Urban Studies and Public Policy Program. His previous books include Into Slavery: Racial Decisions in the Virginia Colony, Seasons of Rebellion: Protest and Radicalism in Recent America (coedited), and Sambo: The Rise and Demise of an American Jester.
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