Matthew Kaiser is Professor of English at University of California, Merced, USA.

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• List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: Comic Frames in the Age of Empire, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)1. Form: An Empire of Jokes in the Age of American Expansion, Todd Nathan Thompson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA)2. Theory: Deadpan and Comedy Theory, Sarah Balkin (University of Melbourne, Australia)3. Praxis: A Comedy Revolution, Milena Kozic (Independent scholar, Serbia)4. Identity: Popular Performance from Peoria to Paris, Will Visconti (University of Sydney, Australia)5. The Body: From Grimaldi to Chaplin, Sara Lodge (University of St Andrews, UK)6. Politics and Power: Nineteenth-Century American Humor, Gregg Camfield (University of California, Merced, USA)7. Laughter: The Ugly History, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)8. Ethics: Dickensian Satire and Mealtime Shame, Rob Jacklosky (College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA) and Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)NotesReferencesIndex

Matthew Kaiser is Professor of English at University of California, Merced, USA.

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• List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: Comic Frames in the Age of Empire, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)1. Form: An Empire of Jokes in the Age of American Expansion, Todd Nathan Thompson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA)2. Theory: Deadpan and Comedy Theory, Sarah Balkin (University of Melbourne, Australia)3. Praxis: A Comedy Revolution, Milena Kozic (Independent scholar, Serbia)4. Identity: Popular Performance from Peoria to Paris, Will Visconti (University of Sydney, Australia)5. The Body: From Grimaldi to Chaplin, Sara Lodge (University of St Andrews, UK)6. Politics and Power: Nineteenth-Century American Humor, Gregg Camfield (University of California, Merced, USA)7. Laughter: The Ugly History, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)8. Ethics: Dickensian Satire and Mealtime Shame, Rob Jacklosky (College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA) and Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)NotesReferencesIndex

Matthew Kaiser is Professor of English at University of California, Merced, USA.

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• List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: Comic Frames in the Age of Empire, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)1. Form: An Empire of Jokes in the Age of American Expansion, Todd Nathan Thompson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA)2. Theory: Deadpan and Comedy Theory, Sarah Balkin (University of Melbourne, Australia)3. Praxis: A Comedy Revolution, Milena Kozic (Independent scholar, Serbia)4. Identity: Popular Performance from Peoria to Paris, Will Visconti (University of Sydney, Australia)5. The Body: From Grimaldi to Chaplin, Sara Lodge (University of St Andrews, UK)6. Politics and Power: Nineteenth-Century American Humor, Gregg Camfield (University of California, Merced, USA)7. Laughter: The Ugly History, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)8. Ethics: Dickensian Satire and Mealtime Shame, Rob Jacklosky (College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA) and Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA)NotesReferencesIndex