Laughing mad : the black comic persona in post-soul America /

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Prior to the civil rights movement, comedians performed for audiences that were clearly delineated by race. Black comedians performed (primarily) for black audiences and white comedians performed for whites. Yet during the past forty-five years, black comics have become progressively more central to...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Haggins, Bambi
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2007.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Prior to the civil rights movement, comedians performed for audiences that were clearly delineated by race. Black comedians performed (primarily) for black audiences and white comedians performed for whites. Yet during the past forty-five years, black comics have become progressively more central to mainstream culture. In Laughing Mad, Bambi Haggins looks at how this transition occurred in a variety of media and shows how these integration processes have empowered black comedians to shape popular notions of the African American condition-for better and for worse. Historically, African American
Umfang:
1 online resource (287 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-267) and index.
ISBN:
9786611092559
9781281092557
128109255X
9780813542652
0813542650
Schlagworte:
African American comedians > Biography.
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