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Author:

Thomas, James M., 1982- author.

Title:

Working to laugh : assembling difference in American stand-up comedy venues / James M. Thomas.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

viii, 173 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Stand-up comedy--United States--History.
Popular culture--United States--History.
Public spaces--United States--History.
Cities and towns--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Into the field: the comedy kitchen and helter skelter -- Affective labor and the comedy kitchen -- Affective labor and helter skelter -- Assembling order in stand-up comedy -- Stand-up comedy, urban nightlife, and affective-cultural assemblages -- Coda : soleil -- Conclusion -- Appendix a: methodology -- Bibliography.

ISBN:

0739189557
9780739189559

OCLC:

(OCoLC)893453736

LCCN:

2014041401

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)