Well-written and clearly presented, this volume will greatly assist those making their way in this fascinating interdisciplinary area. Choice
Introduction Literary Humor by Nacy Pogel and Paul Somers, Jr. The Comics by M. Thomas Inge Humor in Periodicals by David E. E. Sloane Film Comedy by Wes D. Gehring Broadcast Humor by Lawrence E. Mintz Standup Comedy by Stephanie Koziski Olson Women's Humor by Zita Dresner Racial and Ethnic Humor by Joseph Dorinson and Joseph Boskin Political Humor by Stephen J. Whitfield Folklore Methodology and American Humor Research by Elliot Oring
LAWRENCE E. MINTZ is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland.
?. . . Scholars who have pursued folk humor in the United
States--from its historicaland cultural roots, through its
performance in everyday life, to its interrelationship with various
media--will certainly profit from Humor in America's lucid surveys
of media-based genres and topics, especially when they emerge out
of, intermingle with, or parallel folk humor. . . . I must conlcude
that Humor in America is a useful guide for scholars who would trod
the narrow paths of canonical literary critics and consensus
American Studiers. . . .?-Journal of American Folklore
?This comprehensive survey of sources and scholarship should prove
invaluable to anyone organizing a course in American humor, and to
graduate students or advanced undergraduates as well. There are
excellent summaries of respected histories of the field (such as
Blair and Hill) and such serious, well-planned chapters as 'The
Comics, ' 'Humor in Periodicals, ' 'Standup Comedy, ' 'Women's
Humor, ' 'Racial and Ethnic Humor, ' and 'Political Humor.' Each of
these chapters includes a bibliography and a discussion of issues
or themes, which might guide further research. The final chapter,
'Folklore Methodology and American Humor Research, ' enlarges and
enhances the significance of humor as an area of study. Well
written and clearly presented, this volume will greatly assist
those making their way in this fascinating interdisciplinary
area.?-Choice
." . . Scholars who have pursued folk humor in the United
States--from its historicaland cultural roots, through its
performance in everyday life, to its interrelationship with various
media--will certainly profit from Humor in America's lucid surveys
of media-based genres and topics, especially when they emerge out
of, intermingle with, or parallel folk humor. . . . I must conlcude
that Humor in America is a useful guide for scholars who would trod
the narrow paths of canonical literary critics and consensus
American Studiers. . . ."-Journal of American Folklore
"This comprehensive survey of sources and scholarship should prove
invaluable to anyone organizing a course in American humor, and to
graduate students or advanced undergraduates as well. There are
excellent summaries of respected histories of the field (such as
Blair and Hill) and such serious, well-planned chapters as 'The
Comics, ' 'Humor in Periodicals, ' 'Standup Comedy, ' 'Women's
Humor, ' 'Racial and Ethnic Humor, ' and 'Political Humor.' Each of
these chapters includes a bibliography and a discussion of issues
or themes, which might guide further research. The final chapter,
'Folklore Methodology and American Humor Research, ' enlarges and
enhances the significance of humor as an area of study. Well
written and clearly presented, this volume will greatly assist
those making their way in this fascinating interdisciplinary
area."-Choice
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