Performative masculinities in Basketmouth’s stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is the performance of culture and identities. The aim of this paper is to explore the performance of gender identity in Nigerian stand-up comedy. Specifically, the analysis focuses on the discourse construction of manliness in the comedy material of Basketmouth, a leading Nigerian s...

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Published in:	Nordic Journal of African Studies
Main Author:	Ibukun Filani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nordic Africa Research Network 2021-05-01
Subjects:	gender Nigerian stand-up comedy discourse strategies identity subversive laughter cultural critique
Online Access:	https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/776