Sexual Humour in Africa Gender, Jokes, and Societal Change
Sexual Humour in Africa: Gender, Jokes, and Societal Change by Ignatius Chukwumah, published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group on September 25, 2023, explores the intricate relationship between humor and societal norms across various African cultures. This 284-page edition delves into the role of sexual humor as a lens through which gender dynamics and cultural narratives are examined, presenting a collection of essays that analyze the impact of jokes on societal change.
Readers will find a diverse range of perspectives, including discussions on sex jokes as reflections of societal mores, the interplay between humor and power structures, and the representation of gender in contemporary media. The book features contributions from various scholars who investigate topics such as the cultural significance of sexual humor, the dynamics of gender performance, and the subversive potential of jokes in challenging cultural conventions. Through these analyses, the book provides insights into how humor functions within the broader context of communication studies and social science, making it a thought-provoking resource for those interested in the intersections of culture, language, and gender.
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Egyptian sex jokes : Perspectives, Classification and Analysis / Sebastian Gadomski PhD — Sex Jokes : Purveyors of Sex Mores and Power Matrices / Rick Chesi Lumasia — The Theatre of Jokers : An Investigation of the Joking Relationship Between the Tonga and Lozi of Zambia / Cheela Chilala and Humphrey M. Kapau — Pudendic Cult and Public Discourse: Pornogrammar as a Rhetorical Strategy in Ghana’s Public Spaces / J.B. Amissah-Arthur — The Dynamics of Reality in Coital Imagery : Reflections on Bukusu Embalu and Select East African Popular Music / Fred Wanjala Simiyu and Felix Ayioka Orina — Validating the Subversive : A (Re)reading of Sex Images in Okot p’Bitek’s Song of Malaya / Barasa Remmy Shiundu — Through the Lens of Gender : Sex Jokes in Selected Contemporary East African Popular Fiction / Vincent Odhiambo Oduor — ‘I beg to differ:’ Queer Notes on Kenyan Editorial Cartoons / Eddie Ombagi — Sex Jokes and Ideology : A Sociopragmatic Inquiry of the Place of Humour in Gender Performance and Practices / Benedicta Adokarley Lomotey and Grace Diabah — Reinforcing Gendered Scripts : Sexuality and Double Performance in Helen Paul’s Jokes / Ignatius Chukwumah — “Ooin, Freaky Freaky You are Doing well : a Discourse Analysis of Women’s Body Representation in Naija Skits / Ibukun Filani & Adeoti Oluwatomi — The Humour of Erotica : Representations of Women in Ghanaian Social Media / Hannah Woode Amissah-Arthur — Bizarre Masculinity : Female Response to Rape Jokes on Social Media in Nigeria / Martin Okwoli Ogba — “Good for the Goose, Better for the Gander” : Female Sex Jokes — Responses as Resistance to Cultural Convention in Selected Social Media — Chats / Sandra Nnabuife NWAGBOSO and Adachukwu Amalachukwu OKAFOR.
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