Women’s Media Studies Network
Overview
MeCCSA Women’s Media Studies Network presents…
Just Joking? Positioning Humour in Contemporary
Life
School of Media and Cultural Production, De
Montfort University
Friday 10 March
2006, 1pm – 5pm
Hosted by the School
of Media and Cultural Production at De
Montfort University,
an afternoon seminar to celebrate International
Women’s
Day.
Registration and location
To register, please email Margaret
Montgomerie by 28 February 2006.
For maps and directions, see the Campuses
and Locations section of the De
Montfort University site.
Programme
Opening with Shazia
Mirza, Britain’s
one and only female Muslim stand-up comedian.
Followed by ‘Approaches to
analysing contemporary Stand Up’ –
Becky Findley, Research Student at De Montfort University.
Panel discussion
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Samantha Jones as Post-Feminist Clown: Humorous Performance,
Post-Feminism, Sex and the City
Kim Akass, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at London Metropolitan
University.
Dr Janet McCabe, Research Associate
in TV Drama at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Comedies of Sexual Morality and Female Singlehood
Professor Deborah Chambers, Chair of
Communication Studies, School of Education, Communication
and Language Sciences, University
of Newcastle
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The Ethics and Aesthetics of ‘Having a Laugh’
Dr Sharon Lockyer, Lecturer in Media Studies at De Montfort
University
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