Gender conflict and coercion on 'A & E's An Evening at the Improv.'

Article Abstract:

The Arts and Entertainment cable channel's 'A & E's An Evening at the Improv' stand-up comedy show can be analysed from a gender stance. Women are rarely televised laughing en masse when female comedians ridicule men, with female and male comedians relying heavily on conventional gender definitions in their routines. Comedians seek to manage the audience but can provoke gender antagonisms while eliciting general laughter. Some academics believe women laugh either as men or masochistically when they are amused by jokes told at their expense, but women may also display gendered laughter by bonding with other female members of the audience.

Psychological aspects, Sex differences (Psychology), Women comedians, Stand-up comedy

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The rabbit in drag: camp and gender construction in the American animated cartoon

Article Abstract:

Animated cartoons are an ideal medium for camp, which abandons conventional forms of animation where all characters are portrayed in a straight world. Cartoons simplify reality and provide a way of depicting social problems including gender construction. The routines of drag personified by Bugs Bunny are ways of addressing problems of masculine domination. Sudden-reversal drag is used to shock the audience and drag is also used in scenes where the enemy is seduced or humiliated. This subversion of power questions conventional gender roles.

Portrayals, Criticism and interpretation, Mass media, Cartoon characters, Animated films, Animated movies, Bugs Bunny (Fictional character), Sex role in mass media

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His and hers: gender and garage sales

Article Abstract:

Garage sale activities reflect the prevalence of traditional sex-based divisions of labor in socio-economic activities of modern society. Participation patterns reflect the differences in male behavior and current sensibilities on traditional behaviour. Male participation is generally restricted to areas which require physical strength. These activities reflect traditional male roles based on the belief that males are stronger than females.

Social aspects, Sex role, Sexual division of labor, Garage sales

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