Brandon J Manning

Played Out

The Race Man in Twenty-First-Century Satire

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through contemporary examples, including the work of Kendrick Lamar, Key and Peele and the presidency of Barack Obama and many others, Played Out: The Race Man in 21st Century Satire examines how Black satirists create vulnerability to highlight the inner emotional lives of Black men.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 3g
• ISBN-13: 9781978824256
• ISBN-10: 1978824254
• Artikelnr.: 61935544

Autorenporträt

BRANDON J. MANNING is an assistant professor of Black literature and culture in the Department of English and a core faculty member in the comparative race and ethnic studies department at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface                                                                                               
Introduction: Please Let Me Be Misunderstood
Chapter 1: Of Our Satirical Strivings
Chapter 2: Neoliberalism and the Funny Race Man
Chapter 3: Integrationist Intimacies
Chapter 4: The President and His Translator
Conclusion: Beyond the Funny Race Man