Lyssna när som helst, var som helst

Kliv in i en oändlig värld av stories

  • 1 miljon stories
  • Hundratals nya stories varje vecka
  • Få tillgång till exklusivt innehåll
  • Avsluta när du vill
Starta erbjudandet
SE - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Hysterical!: Women in American Comedy

Språk
Engelska
Format
Kategori

Fakta

Susan Koppelman Award Winner: “A juicy read for those who love the many ways female comics use their art to question the patriarchy. ” —Bust

Amy Schumer, Samantha Bee, Mindy Kaling, Melissa McCarthy, Tig Notaro, Leslie Jones, and a host of hilarious peers are killing it nightly on American stages and screens, smashing the tired stereotype that women aren’t funny. But today’s funny women didn’t come out of nowhere. Fay Tincher’s daredevil stunts, Mae West’s linebacker walk, Lucille Ball’s manic slapstick, Carol Burnett’s athletic pratfalls, Ellen DeGeneres’s tomboy pranks, Whoopi Goldberg’s sly twinkle, and Tina Fey’s acerbic wit all paved the way for contemporary unruly women, whose comedy upends the norms and ideals of women’s bodies and behaviors.

Hysterical! Women in American Comedy delivers a lively survey of women comics from the stars of the silent cinema up through the multimedia presences of Tina Fey and Lena Dunham. This anthology of original essays includes contributions by the field’s leading authorities, introducing a new framework for women’s comedy that analyzes the implications of hysterical laughter and hysterically funny performances. Expanding on previous studies of comedians such as Mae West, Moms Mabley, and Margaret Cho, and offering the first scholarly work on comedy pioneers Mabel Normand, Fay Tincher, and Carol Burnett, the contributors explore such topics as racial/ethnic/sexual identity, celebrity, stardom, censorship, auteurism, cuteness, and postfeminism across multiple media. Situated within the main currents of gender and queer studies, as well as American studies and feminist media scholarship, Hysterical! masterfully demonstrates that hysteria—women acting out and acting up—is a provocative, empowering model for women’s comedy.

“An invaluable collection and a great read. ” ?Journal of Popular Culture

Winner of a Susan Koppelman Award for Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in Feminist Studies, Popular and American Culture Associations (PACA), 2017

© 2017 University of Texas Press (E-bok): 9781477314548

Utgivningsdatum

E-bok: 6 december 2017

Andra gillade också ...

  1. God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop Kathy Iandoli
  2. Bad Feminist: Essays Roxane Gay
  3. Feminism for the 99% Nancy Fraser
  4. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion Jia Tolentino
  5. A Funny Life: The Autobiography Michael McIntyre
  6. Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf on How to Read Virginia Woolf
  7. Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases Michael Chabon
  8. Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion Tori Telfer
  9. The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women Anushay Hossain
  10. Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto Legacy Russell
  11. I Hate Men Pauline Harmange
  12. Yes Please Amy Poehler
  13. Three Women Lisa Taddeo
  14. Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females Kate Hodges
  15. Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love Jonathan Van Ness
  16. The Women's History of the Modern World: How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years Rosalind Miles
  17. Climate feminism Linnéa Engström
  18. Canopy: Poems Linda Gregerson
  19. The Science of Witchcraft: The Truth Behind Sabrina, Maleficent, Glinda, and More of Your Favorite Fictional Witches Meg Hafdahl
  20. Finding Me: A Memoir Viola Davis
  21. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor Adam Kay
  22. Didion and Babitz Lili Anolik
  23. When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt Kara Cooney
  24. Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History Philippa Gregory
  25. Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why It Matters Joel Morris
  26. Her Body and Other Parties Carmen Maria Machado
  27. White Feminism Koa Beck
  28. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Steve Martin

Därför kommer du älska Storytel:

  • 1 miljon stories

  • Lyssna och läs offline

  • Exklusiva nyheter varje vecka

  • Kids Mode (barnsäker miljö)

Populäraste valet

Premium

Lyssna och läs ofta.

169 kr /månad
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timmar/månad

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

Starta erbjudandet

Unlimited

Lyssna och läs obegränsat.

229 kr /månad
  • 1 konto

  • Lyssna obegränsat

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

Starta erbjudandet

Family

Dela stories med hela familjen.

Från 239 kr/månad
  • 2-6 konton

  • 100 timmar/månad för varje konto

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

2 konton

239 kr /månad
Starta erbjudandet

Flex

Lyssna och läs ibland – spara dina olyssnade timmar.

99 kr /månad
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timmar/månad

  • Spara upp till 100 olyssnade timmar

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

Starta erbjudandet