{"product_id":"hysterical-women-in-american-comedy-hardback-9781477314517","title":"Hysterical!; Women in American Comedy (Hardback) 9781477314517","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHysterical!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen in American Comedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLinda Mizejewski (Edited by), Victoria Sturtevant (Edited by), Kathleen Rowe Karlyn (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477314517, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 December 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHere to meet all your funny female deep-read needs . . . a juicy read for those who love the many ways female comics use their art to question the patriarchy.\u003c\/div\u003e (BUST) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHysterical!\u003c\/i\u003e is and will be of benefit to any scholar studying women and humour and especially for star studies scholars that focus on funny women.\u003c\/div\u003e (Aigne) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHysterical!\u003c\/i\u003e is wide-ranging, well-researched, and clearly written, making it accessible to both academic and general audiences…an invaluable collection and a great read.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Popular Culture) \u003cdiv\u003eTogether, Mizejewski and Sturtevant create a collection which thoroughly explores aspects of the body, gender, and sexuality in American women's comedy, shedding light on the fact that, to appear funny to men, women often find themselves making fun of their own bodies and sexual experiences in a way most male comics do not...\u003ci\u003eHysterical!\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough collection of essays on the works of women in American comedy, focusing on themes relating to the body, sexuality, and expectations of women in society.\u003c\/div\u003e (Popular Culture Studies Journal)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal for classroom use, this anthology of original essays by the leading authorities on women’s comedy surveys the disorderly, subversive, and unruly performances of women comics from silent film to contemporary multimedia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Winner, Susan Koppleman Award for Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in Feminist Studies, Popular and American Culture Associations (PACA), 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy 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 large and small, smashing the tired stereotype that women aren’t funny. But today’s funny women aren’t a new phenomenon-they have generations of hysterically funny foremothers. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHysterical! Women in American Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eHysterical!\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully demonstrates that hysteria-women acting out and acting up-is a provocative, empowering model for women’s comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword (Kathleen Rowe Karlyn)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction (Linda Mizejewski and Victoria Sturtevant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Mabel Normand: New Woman in the Flapper Age (Kristine Brunovska Karnick )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Fay Tincher: Female Rowdiness and Social Change (Joanna E. Rapf )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Mae West: The Constant Sinner (Kristen Hatch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Fanny Brice’\u003cbr\u003es New Nose: Beauty, Ethnicity, and Liminality (Kristen Anderson Wagner)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Lucille Ball and the Lucy Character: Familiarity, Female Friendship, and the Anxiety of Competence (Lori Landay)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Carol Burnett: Home, Horror, and Hilarity on The Carol Burnett Show (Linda Mizejewski)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Lily Tomlin: Queer Sensibilities, Funny Feminism, and Multimedia Stardom (Suzanne Leonard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Moms Mabley and Wanda Sykes: “\u003cbr\u003eI’\u003cbr\u003ema Be Me”\u003cbr\u003e (Bambi Haggins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Roseanne Barr: Remembering Roseanne (Rosie White )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Whoopi Goldberg in Hollywood: Queering Comic Genre Genealogies (Rebecca Wanzo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Margaret Cho’\u003cbr\u003es Army: “\u003cbr\u003eWe Are the Baddest Motherfuckers on the Block”\u003cbr\u003e (Rebecca Krefting)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Ellen DeGeneres’\u003cbr\u003es Incorporate Body: The Politics of Authenticity (Brenda R. Weber and Joselyn K. Leimbach)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Sarah Silverman: Cuteness as Subversion (Anthony P. McIntyre )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Tina Fey: “\u003cbr\u003eQuality”\u003cbr\u003e Comedy and the Body of the Female Comedy Author (Julia Havas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Lena Dunham: Cringe Comedy and Body Politics (Maria Sulimma )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52589127139608,"sku":"9781477314517","price":59.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hysterical-women-in-american-comedy-hardback-9781477314517","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}