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From blackface to Black twitter : reflections on Black humor, race, politics, & gender / Jannette L. Dates & Mia Moody Ramirez.
Van Pelt Library PN6231.N5 D38 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dates, Jannette Lake, 1937- author.
- Moody-Ramirez, Mia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Humor.
- African Americans.
- Race relations.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- United States.
- African Americans--Social conditions--Humor.
- Man-woman relationships--Humor.
- Man-woman relationships.
- African American wit and humor.
- African American comedians.
- United States--Race relations--Humor.
- Genre:
- Humor.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Black humor, race, politics, & gender
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2018]
- Summary:
- "From Blackface to BlackTwitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics and Gender, traces the roots and fruits of comedy over the centuries to analyze and offer insights into the intersections of race, gender and politics in humor that is by, for and/or about black people" -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I: The roots of Black humor
- Part II: The fruits of Black humor
- Part III: Black comedy, social identity, and user-generated content
- Part IV: Black humor and politics
- Part V: The future of Black comedy
- Appendix A. Noteworthy African American men in comedy (both stand-up and screen)
- Appendix B. Notable African American women in comedy (both screen and stand up).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781433154553
- 1433154552
- 9781433154546
- 1433154544
- OCLC:
- 1033576443
- Publisher Number:
- 99978150939
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