Feminist Funk

Author: Feminist Funk

A biweekly podcast where Mel&Ash, two fed-up feminist scholars, analyze and critique pop culture media including animation and graphic novels.
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Genres: Arts, Books, TV & Film

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Jokes and the Unconscious by Gottlieb and DiMassa
Episode 5
Friday, 16 August, 2019

In this episode, Mel and Ash analyse and critique Daphne Gottlieb and Dianne DiMassa's graphic novel "Jokes and the Unconscious". They discuss the representation of sexual violence, and of course, humour theory, and of course Freud's "Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious". CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains descriptions of childhood sexual violence, adult sexual violence, terminal illness, childhood abuse, verbal and psychological abuse, and as well as physical abuse.