Just Joking?

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

• 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.

• Comedies of Sexual Morality and Female Singlehood

  Professor Deborah Chambers, Chair of
  Communication Studies, School of Education, Communication
  and Language Sciences, University
  of Newcastle

• The Ethics and Aesthetics of ‘Having a Laugh’

  Dr Sharon Lockyer, Lecturer in Media Studies at De Montfort
  University