Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 2. Otherness and identity construction 13
6. Chapter 3. Otherness, humor and satire 29
7. Chapter 4. Humor, satire and identity construction 51
8. Chapter 5. Construction of racial and ethnic identities via satire 61
9. Chapter 6. Construction of national identities via satire 97
10. Chapter 7. Construction of religious identities via satire 123
11. Chapter 8. Construction of gender identities via satire 147
12. Chapter 9. Conclusion 185
13. Bibliography 193
14. Index 207