Who's Laughing Now?

Anna Frey is a sexual health and abortion counselor, dedicated volunteer, and dog-parent to an unruly poodle. Anna lives and works in Toronto.

Who’s Laughing Now? Feminist Perspectives on Humour and Laughter is a collection of engaging, creative, and academic contributions that illustrate the sociopolitical importance of humour in our lives. This collection, masterfully assembled by Anna Frey, will make you laugh, reflect, and – mostly - question the power of humour to shape how we understand gender. This is a must read! - Pamela J. Downe, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan Past-President/Présidente sortante, Canadian Anthropology Society/Société canadienne d'anthropologie // This collection makes an engrossing contribution to an evolving body of feminist literature on humour. The range of perspectives and writing styles featured appeal to a broad readership, engaging in both academic and general feminist considerations of humour. The content has cross-disciplinary relevance to academic teaching and research, as well as underscoring personal and experiential voices for a broadly accessible discussion. An effective and timely interdisciplinary contribution! - J. Maki Motapanyane, Associate Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies, Mount Royal University.

• Introduction - Anna FreyI Would Come Up With a Funny Title, But I'm Just a Girl: Women, Comedy, and an Evolved Sense of Humour - Vanessa VossPhenomenology Of a Feminist Joke and the Quintessential Emotional Labour in Maria Bamford’s Comedy - Natalja ChestopalovaI Have To Laugh Or I'll Die - Aba Amuquandoh“Man, That Guy’s Sad... But He Killed”: Survivors Of Sexual Violence Joke about Rape - Anna FreyThe Bad Mothers Club: In Cyberspace You Can Hear the Unruly Women Laughing - Anitra Goriss-HunterMaking It Up as They Go Along: An Analysis of Feminist Comedy in the Prairies - Marley Duckett“Immoral, Slut, Arsehole”: Feminist Memes Reclaim Stereotypes - Sai Amulya KomarrajuQueens Of the Castle: Intergenerational Conversations about Elaine Benes' (Imperfect) Feminism - Hayley R. Crooks, Stephanie PatrickLighten Up!: Life as a Vegetarian Feminist, Or, the Most Uptight Person in the World - Margaret BetzThat Time I Tried to Date a Frat Boy - Alyson Rogers