Are We Amused

Author : Athalya Brenner-Idan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826426277

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Are We Amused? by Athalya Brenner-Idan Pdf

Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that it's a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, as is largely done in the essays in this volume, with respect to both the texts read and their actual or implied author, may be fun as well as significant for understanding the biblical worlds. As most of the essays show, writing about women is writing about men as well. In other words, it is writing about gender roles. The critique of women, womanhood and femaleness implied by biblical and related texts serves, in equal measure, as a critique of men, manhood and maleness in the texts, of the texts authors, and of the texts' commentators and readers. Contributors include Scott Spencer, Mary Shields, Kathleen O'Connor, Toni Craven, Kathy Williams, Athalya Brenner, Gale Yee, Amy-Jill Levine, and Esther Fuchs.

Author : Athalya Brenner
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567083302

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Essays on women, men, gender roles and humor as social critique.

Author : Nancy Bell
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501501647

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We Are Not Amused by Nancy Bell Pdf

Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a framework for classifying the types of failure that can occur, examines the strategies used by both speakers and hearers to avoid and manage failure, and highlights the crucial role humor plays in social identity and relationship management.

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Bodleian Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1851244786

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We are Not Amused by David Crystal Pdf

Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention from satirists. In this intriguing book, David Crystal shows how our feelings about pronunciation today have their origins in the way our Victorian predecessors thought about the subject, as revealed in the pages of the satirical magazine, Punch.In the sixty years between its first issue in 1841 and the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, jokes about the fashions affecting English usage provide one of Punch's most fruitful veins of humour, from the dropped aitches of the Cockney accent to the upper-class habit of dropping the final 'g' (huntin' and fishin'). For 'We Are Not Amused', David Crystal has examined all the issues during the reign of Queen Victoria and brought together the cartoons and articles that poked fun at the subject of pronunciation, adding a commentary on the context of the times, explaining why people felt so strongly about accents, and identifying which accents were the main source of jokes. The collection brings to light a society where class distinction ruled, and where the way you pronounced a word was seen as a sometimes damning index of who you were and how you should be treated. It is a fascinating, provocative and highly entertaining insight into our on-going amusement at the subject of how we speak.

Author : Robert Williams
Publisher : Robert Williams
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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REQUIEM FOR A GAME by Robert Williams Pdf

Satirical and raunchy look at football in which a former NFL linebacker looks back on his life after realizing he has a head injury caused by playing football.

Author : Nancy Bell
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501501586

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We Are Not Amused by Nancy Bell Pdf

Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a framework for classifying the types of failure that can occur, examines the strategies used by both speakers and hearers to avoid and manage failure, and highlights the crucial role humor plays in social identity and relationship management.

Author : Brian Hoey
Publisher : Jr Books Limited
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1906779856

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We Are Amused by Brian Hoey Pdf

Does the Queen hold a drivers license and did she pass a test? What happens to the hundreds of boxes of chocolate people send Her Majesty on her birthday? These questions and more are answered in a practical miscellany of the royal family. Interest in the royal family is inexhaustible—people are curious about what they wear, drink, and do. This perfect companion to the royals' never-ending soap opera reveals all, from where the best places are to go to see the royal family to such details of tradition as the correct days and hours when it is permitted to fly a flag above Buckingham Palace. Including fascinating facts on abdication, birthdays, Christmas, dining, equerries, fashion, garden parties, hairdressers, insignia, the Jewel House, Kensington Palace, liveries, maids of honor, nannies, orbs, protection squads, the Queen’s piper, racing, Snowdon, tartans, the Union Jack, Queen Victoria, weddings, the x-ray machine at Buckingham Palace, yachts, and Zara Phillips, this is an unstoppable, unbeatable little guide to the British monarchy.

Author : Peter Grosvenor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Art
ISBN : IND:39000002746415

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Author : George Crabb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : English language
ISBN : IOWA:31858004839209

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English Synonyms Explained by George Crabb Pdf

Author : Virginius Dabney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Richmond (Va.)
ISBN : UVA:X002497672

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The Story of Don Miff by Virginius Dabney Pdf

Author : Mocktime Publication
Publisher : by Mocktime Publication
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-09
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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English Previous Year Questions Chapterwise POLICE CONSTABLE by Mocktime Publication Pdf

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Author : Christopher Dreisbach
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532655999

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Your God is Too Somber by Christopher Dreisbach Pdf

Your God is too somber if your posture before him lacks a spirit of joy and a commitment to rejoice as much as possible. While life has its sadness and tragedy, the good news of Jesus Christ is that God’s kingdom has won; and the suffering we face for a time is shorter compared with the endless delight that God promises. So, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice!” (Phil 4:4). Your God is too somber if you embrace a theology of tears, rather than a theology of laughter. Of course, salvation and Christ’s sacrifice are serious business, and we should engage in moments of penitential reflection, confession, and atonement. But all of this so we can shake off the shackles of our shortcomings and celebrate God fully and joyfully. Your God is too somber if you fail to see the humor in the Bible: the calls to joy, paradox, irony, burlesque, play, and wordplay. God laughs, sometimes with us, sometimes at us, and Jesus’s humor is evident in parables and sayings, with the goal of teaching us the truth. Is your God too somber? This book aims to help you answer that question.

Author : Neil Postman
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : PSU:000012455942

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Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman Pdf

Examines the effects of television culture on how we conduct our public affairs and how "entertainment values" corrupt the way we think.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : American literature
ISBN : UIUC:30112109671856

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The Atlantic Monthly by Anonim Pdf

Author : John McDougall
Publisher : Cincinnati, Ohio : Curts & Jennings
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : MSU:31293015788171

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Saddle, Sled and Snowshoe by John McDougall Pdf