The souls of white jokes : how racist humor fuels white supremacy /

"Having a "good" sense of humor generally means being able to take a joke without getting offended--laughing even at a taboo thought or at another's expense. The insinuation is that laughter eases social tension and creates solidarity in an overly politicized social world. But, d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pérez, Raúl (Sociology professor) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Racism > United States.
Wit and humor > Social aspects > United States.
Wit and humor > Political aspects > United States.
White people > United States > Attitudes.
White people > Race identity > United States.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Humour > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Humour > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
Race relations
Racism
White people > Attitudes
White people > Race identity
Wit and humor > Social aspects
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The racial power of humor
  • Amused racial contempt, or a theory of white racist humor
  • Hiding in plain sight : the racist humor of the far right
  • Blue humor : the racist insults and injuries of the police
  • President chimp : the politics of amused racial contempt
  • Epilogue : racist humor and the cult(ure) of whiteness.

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