They Used to Call Me Snow White . . . But I Drifted: Women’s Strategic Use of Humor

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They Used to Call Me Snow White. . . But I Drifted Also by Gina Barreca Babes in Boyland: A Personal History of Co-Education in the Ivy League Make Mine a Double: Why Women Like Us Like to Drink (Or Not) Gina Barreca They Used to Call Me Snow White. . . But I Drifted ..................... Women’s Strategic Use of Humor With a New Introduction by the Author University Press of New England Hanover and London University Press of New England www.upne.com This edition © 2013 University Press of New England All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First published in 1991 by Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc. Original copyright © Regina Barreca, 1991 For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data are available upon request. ISBN 978-1-61168-445-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61168-446-9 (ebook) 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of my father, Hugo, and my mother, Antonine ...