Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America |
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| Author:
| Gillota, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-6149-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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David Gillota examines the ways in which contemporary comic works both reflect and participate in national conversations about race and ethnicity. Such well-known texts as Chappelle's Show, South Park, and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, as well as numerous stand-up comedy acts, children's films, and situation comedies are analyzed to explore how various humorists respond to multiculturalism and the increasing diversity of the American...
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David Gillota examines the ways in which contemporary comic works both reflect and participate in national conversations about race and ethnicity. Such well-known texts as Chappelle's Show, South Park, and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, as well as numerous stand-up comedy acts, children's films, and situation comedies are analyzed to explore how various humorists respond to multiculturalism and the increasing diversity of the American population.