On the real side : laughing, lying, and signifying - the underground tradition of African American humor that transformed American culture, from slavery to Richard Pryor

On the real side laughing, lying, and signifying - the underground tradition of African American humor that transformed American culture, from slavery to Richard Pryor

Watkins chronicles both the public stereotype through minstrel performers, motion pictures, radio and television, and the underground humor that resurfaced in the 1970s with comedians like Richard Pryor.

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1. Verfasser: Watkins, Mel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Simon & Schuster 1994
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Humor (grappigheden) > Negers > Schwarze > African American wit and humor > History and criticism > Humoristische Literatur > Humor > Geschichte > Komiker > USA
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Zusammenfassung:Watkins chronicles both the public stereotype through minstrel performers, motion pictures, radio and television, and the underground humor that resurfaced in the 1970s with comedians like Richard Pryor.
Beschreibung:652 S.
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ISBN:0671689827
0-671-68982-7