Stand-up comedy and the legacy of the mature vagina

Mock, Roberta

doi:10.1080/0740770x.2012.685394

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“…As noted above, stand-up comedy is a relatively new art introduced to Egypt in 2009 and has been widely spreading since 2011. Many scholars have examined stand-up comedy from different perspectives be it cultural (See Daube, 2009;Double, 1991;Michael, 2013;Mock, 2012;Woodrow, 2001) or linguistic (See Glick, 2007;McIlvenny, Mettovaara & Tapio, 1993;Seizer, 2011;Wells & Bull, 2007). However, limited research has been conducted on this art in the Arab World (See Hassaine, 2014), particularly, in Egypt (See Oleimy & Lotfy, 2016Lotfy, 2022).…”

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Liminality and Knowledge Production in Egyptian Stand-up Comedy: Reflecting Perspectives and Defying Restrictions

Lotfy

2024

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This paper aimed to examine how Egyptian live stand-up performances act as a liminal space where comedians present their perspectives on issues of concern, offering a different source of knowledge other than mainstream views and ideas. Data collected for this study included selected excerpts from Egyptian live stand-up shows in addition to interviews with stand-up comedians to collect more in-depth information about how they perceive stand-up comedy as a form of art and how they select their topics and develop their stand-up material. For this paper, two analytical approaches were applied: 1) A thematic approach to closely investigate the range of topics women and men Egyptian comedians tackle in their shows and how these topics introduce a new angle to knowledge production, and 2) Van Dijk’s (2007) macro-level critical discourse analysis that aimed to examine the context in which the selected performances have taken place, how comedians’ stances are expressed and whether their material defy or adapt to the surrounding incidents/contexts. Analysis of data showed that comedians discuss taboo topics both implicitly and explicitly, and in reaction to possible restrictions on stand-up material, comedians employ various techniques of humor to defy these restrictions using the space and time of the live show to share their views with the audience

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Liminality and Knowledge Production in Egyptian Stand-up Comedy: Reflecting Perspectives and Defying Restrictions

Lotfy

2024

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“…In this case, the question of gender is presented as important for understanding the processes and images of ageing, and the phenomenon of gendered ageing is recognised as equally relevant for men and women, though in different ways (Calasanti 2007;Pritchard & Whiting 2015;Wiliń ska 2010). Analyses of the careers of female comedians by Mock (2012) and the actress Judi Dench by Krainitzki (2014) provide authors with the basis to discuss the potential of acting upon age and gender stereotypes, stepping outside them and challenging them. This is in line with Harpin's (2012) reading of several British theatre plays that feature older women, where the presence of older women and their voices on stage are seen as a sign of change.…”

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Ageing, old age and media: Critical appraisal of knowledge practices in academic research

Iversen

Wilińska

2019

Int J Ageing Later Life

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This interpretative literature review discusses research published between 2000 and 2015 that focuses on the media representation of older adults. The key objective is to offer a critical discussion on the knowledge and assumptions underlying such studies. Specifically, the review examines how old age and media, respectively, are conceptualised in the research and the consequence this has for further research in the fields of ageing and media studies. The main finding from this review is that a large part of the research appears to say nothing about what old age and media are, as it either entirely fails to discuss what is meant by these terms or relies on common sense notions. The review concludes that research on older age and media suffers from a lack of dialogue over disciplinary borders and that this issue needs to be remedied. Likewise, for research to move on, it is imperative to take a more reflexive stance on the topics in order to avoid simplistic notions of both ageing and media.

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Unlikely Action Heroine

Brown¹

2019

A Companion to the Action Film

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Stand-up comedy and the legacy of the mature vagina

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Liminality and Knowledge Production in Egyptian Stand-up Comedy: Reflecting Perspectives and Defying Restrictions

Liminality and Knowledge Production in Egyptian Stand-up Comedy: Reflecting Perspectives and Defying Restrictions

Ageing, old age and media: Critical appraisal of knowledge practices in academic research

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