Race, Representation, and Satire

Herausgeber: Campbell, Christopher P.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes representations of race and ethnicity in the context of satire, parody, and comedy. Over thirteen chapters, contributors unpack the ways these depictions can enlighten audiences or reinforce bigotry-or, sometimes, how they do both.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9781666919271
• ISBN-10: 1666919276
• Artikelnr.: 69079619

Autorenporträt

Chrisotpher P. Campbell is a former professor at The University of Southern Mississippi with expertise in race and media, media economics, journalism, and cultural criticism.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Satire as Opposition
Chapter 1: Atonement: What Reparations and Racial Justice Look Like on
Atlanta
Chapter 2: #ColoradoBorderWall: Mimetic Discourse as Emancipation
Chapter 3: Reservation Dogs, Visual Sovereignty, Performative Indigeneity,
and the Cultural Imperative of Native American-Produced Media
Chapter 4: "Voldemort under My Headscarf": The Oppositional Muslim Gaze of
We are Lady Parts
Chapter 5: Class is in Session: Abbott Elementary's "Step Class" and the
Oppositional Gaze as Counter-Hegemonic Practice
Chapter 6: Squid Game: South Korea's View of Itself and the West
Chapter 7: Alternative Media and Representation: An Outsider's Construction
of Race on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Part II: Satire, Challenges and Missed Opportunities
Chapter 8: Just Jokes? Dave Chappelle's The Closer and the Intersectional
Challenges of Satire
Chapter 9: Latin History for Morons: Comedic Revisions and Race in the Work
of John Leguizamo
Chapter 10: Guess Who's Muslim: Using Satire to Show What "Islam Truly Is"
Chapter 11: The Case of Kim's Convenience: Cause for Celebration or a
Cautionary Tale?
Chapter 12: Missed Opportunities: Discursively Dismantling the
Hyper-Wokeness of the Sitcom Community
Chapter 13: "Polo, Small but Tough": Arab and Muslim Representations in a
Volkswagen "Commercial"