Comedy of Dave Chappelle

Critical Essays

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Perhaps best known for his highly acclaimed, short-lived Comedy Central program Chappelle's Show, Dave Chappelle is widely regarded as one of today's most culturally significant comedians. Through the sketch comedy show and his stand-up act, Chappelle has offered truly memorable commentary on racial and ethnic tensions in American society. This book assembles 13 essays that examine motifs common in Chappelle's comedy, including technology and digital culture; race, gender, and ethnicity; economics and politics; music, television, film, and performance; and memory, language, and identity.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-07-16
Mått150 x 226 x 20 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor245
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786441884

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionK.A. WISNIEWSKI 1. Exploring NiggerdomRacial Inversion in Language TaboosRICHARD J. GRAY II and MICHAEL PUTNAM 2. Comic Genius or Con Man?Deconstructing the Comedy of Dave ChappelleNOVOTNY LAWRENCE 3. The Comedian Is a “Man”Gender Performance in the Comedy of Dave ChappelleANDREA CUMBO 4. Dave Chappelle, the Wu-Tang Clan and Afro-Asian AmericaGRAHAM CHIA-HUI PRESTON 5. Laughing WhitenessPixies, Parody, and PerspectivesBRIAN GOGAN 6. Impersonating HollywoodThe Conflicting Identity Discourses of Charlie Murphy’s TrueHollywood StoriesJULIA ROUND 7. The Artistry of Ethnography in Dave Chappelle’s Block PartyC. RILEY SNORTON 8. Gramsci, Selling Out, and the Politics of Race LoyaltyExploring Chappelle’s No-ShowAMARNATH AMARASINGAM 9. “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong”Subversions of Racial AuthenticityKATHERINE LEE 10. When “Keeping It Real” Goes RightKIMBERLEY A. YATES 11. “White People, Run for Cover”Dave Chappelle’s Festival of MisruleFRANCESCA GAMBER 12. HauntedDave Chappelle’s Radical Racial Politics in the Context of Co-optedBlacknessCHIWEN BAO ConclusionLegacy and Dave ChappelleK. A. WISNIEWSKI Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography About the Contributors Index