기사
The humorous construction of disability: ‘stand-up’ comedians in the United States /
- 개인저자
- Reid, D. Kim ;, Stoughton, Edy Hammond ;, Smith, Robindy Hammond ;
- 수록페이지
- 629-644 p.
- 발행일자
- 2006.10.11
- 출판사
- Carfax Pub
초록
[영문]We examine how stand-up [sic] comedy constructs, circulates, perpetuates and/or disrupts stereotypical images of disabled persons in the United States. We use disabled people, rather than people-first language, to remind readers that disability is an ill-defined, culturally imposed attribute. Although humor is culturally specific, we draw on works of an international cadre of humanities scholars and social scientists to ground our analyses. We conclude that disability humor constitutes an emerging, liberatory art form. Disabled and non-disabled comedians elicit thought-provoking laughter and present disability as an interesting way to live. However, disabling humor still perpetuates stereotyping and isolation.