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In person and via Zoom. Register for Zoom at bit.ly/OverbekeBefore there was The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, there was a long history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. From tackling double standards to deflating stereotypes like the "Jewish American Princess," Jewish female stand-up comedians have made major contributions to the way that American audiences see Jewish women -- and the way that Jewish women see themselves.
Grace Kessler Overbeke is an Assistant Professor in the Theatre Department of Columbia College Chicago with a focus on Theatre Studies and Comedy Writing and Performance programs. Her monograph, Jean Carroll: The First Lady of Laughs is forthcoming from New York University Press. Her most recent scholarship appears in Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, Theatre Topics, and Theatre Survey.
The Faye Greenberg Sigman "Woman of Valor" lecture is made possible by the generosity of the Taxman and Temkin families
Cosponsored by UWM's Departments of English and Women's and Gender Studies and programs in Digital Arts and Culture; Film Studies; and Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Golda Meir Library, 2357 E Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3175, United States,Milwaukee, Wisconsin