Books by Linda Mizejewski

Women in comedy have traditionally been pegged as either "pretty" or "funny." This book focuses on Kathy Griffin, Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman, Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, and Ellen DeGeneres, the women comics who flout the postfeminist girliness, the Hollywood A-list, and feminine whiteness with their wit and biting satire.

Can a gumshoe wear high heels? In a genre long dominated by men, women are now taking their place-as authors and as characters-alongside hard-boiled legends like Sam Spade and Mike Hammer. Hardboiled and High Heeled examines the meteoric rise

Analyses the Ziegfeld Girl as a cultural icon and argues that during a time when American national identity was in flux, Ziegfeld Girls were both products and representations of a white, upscale, heterosexual national ideal. This work is useful for scholars and students in American studies, popular culture, and theatre and performance studies.