FeministSchool: The following article is written by Mostafa Abedinifard, University of Alberta, about Aqa’ed al-Nesa:
Ridicule, Social Control and Norm-Reinforcement: A (Western) Historical Overview
In this short essay, I conjecture on the macro-political dynamics of ridicule—as a form or aspect of humour—in its relation to gender order. As a significant type of social order, gender order refers to the pattern of gender relations between and among men and women at the level of a whole (...) ...read more »