Me Funny

Name: Me Funny
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ISBN: 9781553651376

ISBN-10: 1553651375

ISBN-13: 9781553651376

Edition: 2006

Authors: Drew Hayden Taylor, Drew H. Taylor

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Description:

Humour has always been a central part of North American Aboriginal culture. Most settlers just didn't get the joke, and a stern, unyielding profile of "the Indian" came to dominate the mainstream imagination. Indians, it was believed, never laughed. But Indians themselves knew better.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
Publication date: 2/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction


One Big Indian



Teasing, Tolerating, Teaching: Laughter and Community in Native Literature



And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Get Ready for Some (Ab)Original Stand-up Comedy



Whacking the Indigenous Funny Bone: Political Correctness vs. Native Humour, Round One



Cree-atively Speaking



Subversive Humour: Canadian Native Playwrights' Winning Weapon of Resistance



How To Be as Funny as an Indian



Buffalo Tales and Academic Trails



Ruby Lips



Why Cree Is the Funniest of All Languages



Performing Native Humour: The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour



About the Contributors


Acknowledgements