Rebellious Laughter - Boskin, Joseph
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Bringing together everyday language, social interaction and cultural warfare, this work forms a social history of humour in American culture. It argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, and that laughter is transformative.

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Bringing together everyday language, social interaction and cultural warfare, this work forms a social history of humour in American culture. It argues that jokes provide a cultural barometer of concerns and anxieties, and that laughter is transformative.
Autorenporträt
Joseph Boskin, professor of history and African American studies at Boston University, is also the director of its Urban Studies and Public Policy Program. His previous books include Into Slavery: Racial Decisions in the Virginia Colony, Seasons of Rebellion: Protest and Radicalism in Recent America (coedited), and Sambo: The Rise and Demise of an American Jester.