The serious work of humor in postcolonial literature
This dissertation examines the role of humor in contemporary South Asian and African postcolonial literature, arguing that humor opens new spaces for historically marginalized individuals to be heard. I argue that in addition to its unique capacities to question and rebel against colonial authority,...
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University of Iowa
2012
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1632 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5684&context=etd |