The Rhetoric of Racist Humour: US, UK and Global Race Joking - Hardcover
by Simon Weaver
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Availability:In StockContributor:Simon WeaverTheme:Interdisciplinary Studies/Pop CulturePublish date:9/21/2011Pages:224
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781409420118ISBN-10:1409420116UPC:9781409420118Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Media StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.495Product ID:SCEYK0W4FR
An engaging exploration of modern, late modern and fluid or postmodern humour, Weaver draws on the social theory of Zygmunt Baumann to examine the linguistic structure of humour, arguing that, being similar to metaphor, it is prone to be convincing. Deconstructing the dominant form of racism aimed at black people in the US, and Asians in the UK, this book shows how it expresses and supports racial stereotypes, while exploring the forms of resistance presented by Black and Asian comedians.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781409420118ISBN-10:1409420116UPC:9781409420118Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Media StudiesBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.495Product ID:SCEYK0W4FR
Simon Weaver is Research Associate in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester, UK
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