Me funny : a far-reaching exploration of the humour, wittiness and repartee dominant among the First Nations people of North America, as witnessed, experienced and created directly by themselves, and with the inclusion of outside but reputable sources necessarily familiar with the Indigenious sense of humour as seen from an objective perspective
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- ISBN: 9781553651376 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1553651375 (paperback)
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191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, 2005.
- Copyright: ©2005.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | One Big Indian / Allan J. Ryan -- Teasting, Tolerating, Teaching: Laughter and Community in Native Literature / Kristina Fagan -- And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Get Ready for Some (Ab)Original Stand-up Comedy / Don Kelly -- Whacking the Indigenous Funny Bone: Political Correctness vs. Native Humour, Round One / Drew Hayden Taylor -- Cree-atively Speaking / Janice Acoose and Natasha Beeds -- Subversive Humour: Canadian Native Playwrights' Winning Weapon of Resistance / Mirjam Hirch -- How To Be as Funny as an Indian / Ian Ferguson -- Buffalo Tales and Academic Trails / Karen Froman -- Ruby Lips / Louise Profeit-LeBlanc -- Why Cree Is the Funniest of All Languages / Tomson Highway -- Performing Native Humour: The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour / Thomas King -- |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Donation (copy 3 only) ; 2008/11. |
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- Perseus PublishingHumor has always been an essential part of North American aboriginal culture. This fact remained unnoticed by most settlers, however, since non-aboriginals just didnât get the joke. For most of written history, a stern, unyielding profile of ?the Indianâ dominated the popular mainstream imagination. Indians, it was believed, never laughed. But Indians themselves always knew better. As an award-winning playwright, columnist, and comedy-sketch creator, Drew Hayden Taylor has spent 15 years writing and researching aboriginal humor. For Me Funny, he asked a noted cast of writers from a variety of fields ? including such celebrated wordsmiths as Thomas King, Allan J. Ryan, Mirjam Hirch, and Tomson Highway ? to take a look at what makes aboriginal humor tick. Their hilarious, enlightening contributions playfully examine the use of humor in areas as diverse as stand-up comedy, fiction, visual art, drama, performance, poetry, traditional storytelling, and education.
- Publisher Group WestHumor has always been an essential part of North American aboriginal culture. This fact remained unnoticed by most settlers, however, since non-aboriginals just didnât get the joke. For most of written history, a stern, unyielding profile of âthe Indianâ dominated the popular mainstream imagination. Indians, it was believed, never laughed. But Indians themselves always knew better. As an award-winning playwright, columnist, and comedy-sketch creator, Drew Hayden Taylor has spent 15 years writing and researching aboriginal humor. For Me Funny, he asked a noted cast of writers from a variety of fields â including such celebrated wordsmiths as Thomas King, Allan J. Ryan, Mirjam Hirch, and Tomson Highway â to take a look at what makes aboriginal humor tick. Their hilarious, enlightening contributions playfully examine the use of humor in areas as diverse as stand-up comedy, fiction, visual art, drama, performance, poetry, traditional storytelling, and education.
- Reasearch AssociatesHumor has always been an essential part of North American aboriginal culture. This fact remained unnoticed by most settlers, however, since non-aboriginals just didnât get the joke. For most of written history, a stern, unyielding profile of âthe Indianâ dominated the popular mainstream imagination. Indians, it was believed, never laughed. But Indians themselves always knew better. As an award-winning playwright, columnist, and comedy-sketch creator, Drew Hayden Taylor has spent 15 years writing and researching aboriginal humor. For Me Funny, he asked a noted cast of writers from a variety of fields â including such celebrated wordsmiths as Thomas King, Allan J. Ryan, Mirjam Hirch, and Tomson Highway â to take a look at what makes aboriginal humor tick. Their hilarious, enlightening contributions playfully examine the use of humor in areas as diverse as stand-up comedy, fiction, visual art, drama, performance, poetry, traditional storytelling, and education.