On the eighth day, God laughed: “Jewing” humour and self-deprecation in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the Gospel of Mark
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2019.1703351
Abstract: ABSTRACT When situating the Gospel of Mark within a Jewish context, incongruities concerning both Jesus’s character and the collective character of Jesus’s disciples become apparent. The Markan Christ, for one thing, is a non-Christ. He… read more here.
Keywords: humour; crazy girlfriend; gospel mark; mark ... See more keywords
Rachel Bloom’s gaping MAAW: Jewish women, stereotypes, and the boundary bending of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2019.1703629
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article uses Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to argue in favour of abandoning the “JAP” as the primary archetype for Jewish women. By looking at both Rebecca and her mother Naomi the article pushes us to… read more here.
Keywords: bloom gaping; gaping maaw; crazy girlfriend; jewish women ... See more keywords