They Used to Call Me Snow Whitebut I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140168354 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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This witty--and at times deliciously ribald--book examines women's humor and shows how the proper punchline can work wonders on the street, in the bedroom, and even in the corporate boardroom.. Artfully combining sociology, psychology, and feminist theory, here is a fascinating and entertaining look at how women can use humor to their advantage
Great explanations of Humor Mary Hampton This was a very interesting and funny book. It explains a lot about the uses of humor in our culture. Gina Barecca is a great writer.. Well written, but fairly conventionaland not that funny On this positive side, Barreca writes well. She can hold the reader's interest.On the negative side, I found her comments fairly conventional, relating to disparities in power, initiative, vision, and subversion through humor, including sexual humor exchanged between women.And just as in "men's humor," not that much was funny. It was just sort of American. And, of course, or coarse, if one objects or is bored, would that be another indicator of a disparity in power and subversion?. Snow White Not only can Barreca take a joke, she can masterfully script her own making the reader laugh out loud at the comedy and complexity of the gender roles - both male and female - we think we lead, but which in fact often lead us. In "They Used To Call Me Snow White But I Drifted" Barreca makes public many of the private joys, hypocrisies and trials of women's humor in an honest and frank manner. But make no mistake: behind her comfortable writing style lies a poignancy, wit and substance that raises the stakes. Reading "Snow White" is like
From Publishers Weekly Despite a tendency to make sweeping generalizations about both sexes, Barreca offers illuminating analyses of humor as a weapon and of the Good Girl/Bad Girl dichotomy in books, movies and TV. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.