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ISBN: 9780813917238 - Featherless Chickens, Laughing Women and Serious Stories Featherless Chickens, Laughing Women and Serious Stories
Jeannie B Thomas

ISBN10: 0813917239  ISBN13: 9780813917238
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 31 Aug 1997
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... More

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ISBN: 9780252071355 - Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender
Jeannie B Thomas

ISBN10: 0252071352  ISBN13: 9780252071355
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Sep 2003
In this folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States, Jeannie Banks Thomas examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie, Ken, and G. I. Joe dolls; yard figures (gnomes... More

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ISBN: 9780813917702 - Featherless Chickens, Laughing Women and Serious Stories Featherless Chickens, Laughing Women and Serious Stories
Jeannie B Thomas

ISBN10: 0813917700  ISBN13: 9780813917702
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 Aug 1997
Interested in preserving her family folklore, Jeannie B. Thomas recorded detailed oral histories from her mother and two grandmothers. While analyzing tapes of these sessions, she noticed the way inappropriate laughter often accompanied the... More

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ISBN: 9780252028540 - Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender
Jeannie B Thomas

ISBN10: 0252028546  ISBN13: 9780252028540
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 10 Sep 2003
In this folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States, Jeannie Banks Thomas examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie, Ken, and G. I. Joe dolls; yard figures (gnomes... More