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Author Schwadron, Hannah

Title The Case of the Sexy Jewess : Dance, Gender and Jewish Joke-work in US Pop Culture
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (225 pages)
Summary The sexy Jewess moves boldly between neo-burlesque striptease, comedy television, ballet movies, and progressive porn. Bringing sexiness together with race, gender, and class, The Case of the Sexy Jewess looks at embodied joke-work that is most often, but not always meant to be funny
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Jewish women -- United States -- Social life and customs
Jewish women in popular culture -- United States
Jews in popular culture -- United States
Women comedians -- United States -- History
Jewish women -- Humor -- Social aspects
Stand-up comedy -- Social aspects -- United States
Stand-up comedy -- Social aspects.
Ethnic relations.
Jewish women in popular culture.
Jewish women -- Social life and customs.
Jews in popular culture.
Women comedians.
SUBJECT United States -- Ethnic relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140043
Subject United States.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190624217
0190624213
9780190624231
019062423X