Laughing to keep from dying : African American satire in the twenty-first century /

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"By subverting comedy's rules and expectations, African American satire promotes social justice by connecting laughter with ethical beliefs in a revolutionary way. Danielle Fuentes Morgan ventures from Suzan-Lori Parks to Leslie Jones and Dave Chappelle to Get Out and Atlanta to examine th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morgan, Danielle Fuentes, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020]
Colección:New Black studies series.
Temas:
2000-2099
African Americans in mass media.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Satire, American > History and criticism.
Literature and mental illness > United States > History > 21st century.
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans in popular culture.
African Americans and mass media.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
Noirs américains dans les médias.
Littérature et maladies mentales > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique.
Noirs américains dans la culture populaire.
Noirs américains et médias.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
American literature > African American authors.
Literature and mental illness.
Satire, American.
United States.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The satirical mode and African American identity
  • "The storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake": slavery and the satiric impulse
  • "Race is just a made-up thing": abject Blackness and racial anxiety
  • "When keeping it real goes wrong": vulnerability and satiric misfires
  • "How long has this been goin' on, this thang?" Centering race in the twenty-first century.

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