With the current state of the world and COVD-19 pandemic that pervaded 2020, the majority of individuals are experiencing a mental health issue. In fact, the CDC reported that 25.5% of the population is experiencing symptoms of anxiety disorder, which is three times greater than the 8.1% reported in 2019 (CDC). In addition, 24.3% of people experienced depressive disorder, which is four times greater than the 6.5% reported in 2019 (CDC). Due to the increasing amounts and intensity of stress experienced, individuals are at risk of suffering from severe mental health disorders and, consequently, health issues. This thesis argues the importance of the use of humor as a coping mechanism and provides historical analyses and evidence to support th...
Drawing on existing research into feminist humour, this paper argues that many of the functions of s...
The research on the psychology of comedy has been sparse and largely anecdotal, in contrast to resea...
textFemale stand-up comics occupy a permanently liminal space which can be broken down into three sm...
In the history of comedy in America, women standup comics have taken a backseat to their male counte...
Tina Fey’s Bossypants, Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not that Kind of Girl, and Mindy Kali...
This study explores the stance of women in comedy and in particular the assumption that self-depreca...
Through a close analysis of rape jokes from mainstream American comedy, my thesis focuses on the way...
Stand-up comedy represents a particularly potent form of rhetorical and performative criticism becau...
ii This study examines the social worlds of standup comediennes. Data were collected through partici...
The goal of this project was to produce a short documentary analyzing the intersection of women, com...
In the last five years there has been great public interest in Hollywood’s “gender problem,” namely ...
It seems like female stand-up comedy is more prevalent than ever with a succession of new female st...
This is an exploration of the female contribution to contemporary comedy specifically focusing on th...
Women have traditionally been seen as lacking humor (Lakoff, 2004). Men have been dominating humorou...
Making jokes about women is a common pattern in contemporary male-dominated Kazakh comedy. Kazakh co...
Drawing on existing research into feminist humour, this paper argues that many of the functions of s...
The research on the psychology of comedy has been sparse and largely anecdotal, in contrast to resea...
textFemale stand-up comics occupy a permanently liminal space which can be broken down into three sm...
In the history of comedy in America, women standup comics have taken a backseat to their male counte...
Tina Fey’s Bossypants, Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not that Kind of Girl, and Mindy Kali...
This study explores the stance of women in comedy and in particular the assumption that self-depreca...
Through a close analysis of rape jokes from mainstream American comedy, my thesis focuses on the way...
Stand-up comedy represents a particularly potent form of rhetorical and performative criticism becau...
ii This study examines the social worlds of standup comediennes. Data were collected through partici...
The goal of this project was to produce a short documentary analyzing the intersection of women, com...
In the last five years there has been great public interest in Hollywood’s “gender problem,” namely ...
It seems like female stand-up comedy is more prevalent than ever with a succession of new female st...
This is an exploration of the female contribution to contemporary comedy specifically focusing on th...
Women have traditionally been seen as lacking humor (Lakoff, 2004). Men have been dominating humorou...
Making jokes about women is a common pattern in contemporary male-dominated Kazakh comedy. Kazakh co...
Drawing on existing research into feminist humour, this paper argues that many of the functions of s...
The research on the psychology of comedy has been sparse and largely anecdotal, in contrast to resea...
textFemale stand-up comics occupy a permanently liminal space which can be broken down into three sm...