Abedinifard, Mostafa2016-08-092022-05-282022-05-282015Abedinifard, Mostafa. "Humour and Gender Hegemony: The Panoptical Role of Ridicule vis-à-vis Gender." Dissertation, University of Alberta, 2015.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1060My dissertation addressed the policing role of ridicule, as a form of humor, in relation to gender norms. Using cultural studies methods and drawing on theories in humor studies and gender—particularly masculinities—studies, I examined various forms and instances of mainstream gender humor from both Iranian and US cultures; I argued that such humor reflects and, through ridicule’s punitive role, systematically reinforces hegemonic notions of gender in a society. I concluded that the role of ridicule in the construction of gender demands theoretical and practical attention in studies of gender relations.2.28 MBPDFenAll Rights Reservedgender humourgender studiesridiculeThesis