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Los Comediantes Mexicanos-Americanos: Como Utilizan el Lenguaje para Contruir la Identidad Etnic Tras el Humor, (Mexican-American Stand-Up Comedians: How They Utilize Humorous Language to Construct Ethnic Group Identity)

Award Winner

Recipient of the 9th Annual Graduate Student Symposium Award, Oral Presentations, State College Room - First Place (2016)

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Presentation Type

Oral Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)

Keywords

Hispanic American comedians; Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity;

Abstract

What makes racial humor funny? When is it acceptable? Who has the license to tell these types of jokes? This presentation, given in Spanish, will explore how Mexican-American stand-up comedians George Lopez, Anjelah Johnson and Gabriel Iglesias use language to construct racial identity.

Start Date

6-4-2016 2:50 PM

End Date

6-4-2016 3:10 PM

Year of Award

2016 Award

Faculty Advisor

Heather Jeronimo

Department

Department of Languages and Literatures

Comments

Location: State College Room, Maucker Union

Embargo Date

4-6-2016

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Apr 6th, 2:50 PM Apr 6th, 3:10 PM

Los Comediantes Mexicanos-Americanos: Como Utilizan el Lenguaje para Contruir la Identidad Etnic Tras el Humor, (Mexican-American Stand-Up Comedians: How They Utilize Humorous Language to Construct Ethnic Group Identity)

What makes racial humor funny? When is it acceptable? Who has the license to tell these types of jokes? This presentation, given in Spanish, will explore how Mexican-American stand-up comedians George Lopez, Anjelah Johnson and Gabriel Iglesias use language to construct racial identity.