Featherless Chickens, Laughing Women and Serious Stories |
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| Author:
| Thomas, Jeannie B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1723-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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When analyzing recorded oral histories from her mother and grandmothers, Thomas noticed how inappropriate laughter often accompanied painful stories. This text applies Bakhtin's idea of carnival laughter to narratives about gender, the female body, and its significance in a nonhumourous context.
When analyzing recorded oral histories from her mother and grandmothers, Thomas noticed how inappropriate laughter often accompanied painful stories. This text applies Bakhtin's idea of carnival laughter to narratives about gender, the female body, and its significance in a nonhumourous context.