An edition of The comedy of Dave Chappelle
(2009)
The comedy of Dave Chappelle
critical essays
by K. A. Wisniewski
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"Best known for his short-lived Comedy Central program Chappelle's Show, Dave Chappelle is regarded as one of today's most culturally significant comedians. 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"--Provided by publisher.
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Comedy, Criticism and interpretation, Chappelle show (Television program), Chappelle's show (Television program), Television comedies, Comedians, united states, African American comedians, African American actors, Stand-up comedy, Comedy sketches, Racism in popular culture, African Americans in popular culture, African American wit and humor, Race relations, HumorPeople
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Comedy of Dave Chappelle: Critical Essays
2009, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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078645427X 9780786454273
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The comedy of Dave Chappelle: critical essays
2009, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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0786441887 9780786441884
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Table of Contents
Introduction / K.A. Wisniewski
Exploring niggerdom : racial inversion in language taboos / Richard J. Gray II and Michael Putnam
Comic genius or con man? Deconstructing the comedy of Dave Chappelle / Novotny Lawrence
The comedian is a "man" : gender performance in the comedy of Dave Chappelle / Andrea Cumbo
Dave Chappelle, the Wu-Tang Clan and Afro-Asian America / Graham Chia-Hui Preston
Laughing whiteness : pixies, parody, and perspectives / Brian Gogan
Impersonating Hollywood : the conflicting identity discourses of Charlie Murphy's true Hollywood stories / Julia Round
The artistry of ethnography in Dave Chappelle's Block party / C. Riley Snorton
Gramsci, selling out, and the politics of race loyalty : exploring chappelle's no-show / Amarnath Amarasingam
"When keeping it real goes wrong" : subversions of racial authenticity / Katherine Lee
When "keeping it real" goes right / Kimberley A. Yates
"White people, run for cover" : Dave Chappelle's festival of misrule / Francesca Gamber
Haunted Dave Chappelle's radical racial politics in the context of co-opted blackness / Chiwen Bao
Conclusion. Legacy and Dave Chappelle / K. A. Wisniewski.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
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