Management in/as comic relief: Queer theory and gender performativity in the office

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-132

  Tyler, Melissa ^a   Cohen, Laurie ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender performativity; Judith Butler; Parody; Queer theory; The Office

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; GENDER; HEGEMONY; MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38949178068     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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