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“gail finney”

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  • Look Who's Laughing

    Gender and Comedy

    by Gail Finney ...
    First Published in 1994. Look Who's Laughing belies the notion that in a joke the only place for a woman is in the butt, Rather than analysing women's humor in isolation, Gail Finney and twenty scholars map the terrain that the genders share and the areas that each hold exclusively. Their essays investigate witty heroines, sexual parodies, domestic humor and romantic power. They focus on comic ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

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    From the Roach Motel to the Ivory Tower

    Confessions of an Amorous Professor

    by Gail Finney ...
    Narrated by Evelyn McCauley ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 49 min

    Unwilling to let her past define her, Dr. Gail Finney has carved an impressive, successful career—and life—for herself. In this emotional and inspirational memoir, she tells her remarkable story. Learn how she ascended from the roach motel to the ivory tower. In a word, Dr. Gail Finney could be described as resilient. Her childhood was turbulent. She and her family lived below the poverty line, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Purity Myth

    How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women

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  • The Sex Diaries Project

    What We're Saying about What We're Doing

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  • Queens of Comedy

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    by Susan Horowitz ...
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  • Ladies Laughing

    Wit as Control in Contemporary American Women Writers

    by Barbara Levy ...
    This engaging and accessible book examines the world of seven contemporary, popular American women writers and their individual use of wit as a subtle and effective strategy to engage, or "control", the reader. A chapter is devoted to each of the seven writers - Lisa Alther, Rita Mae Brown, Nora Ephron, Shirley Jackson, Alison Lurier, Grace Paley, and Anne Tyler - and discusses their writings and ... Read more

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    by Susan Griffin ...
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  • Performing Gender and Comedy

    Theories, Texts and Contexts

    by Shannon Hengen ...
    First Published in 1998. This lively volume explores comedy as a place where gender and sexuality, through performance, challenge sexist and heteronormative forces in Western culture. The contributors investigate the effects of gender, sexuality, sexual identity, race, class and nationality on humor and comedic performance. Each chapter, distinct in its voice and content, addresses how particular ... Read more

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    Renegotiating Gender and Religious Identity

    Edited by K. Kramer, Julie Chappell ...
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