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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780786441884
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Company - Incorporated Publishers
Publication Date: 07-16-2009
Pages: 245
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years
About the Author
K.A. Wisniewski is an assistant professor of history at Stevenson University in Stevenson, Maryland. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in a variety of publications including journals Genre, The Mochila Review, Welter, and the Small Press Review.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction K.A. WISNIEWSKI
1. Exploring Niggerdom Racial Inversion in Language Taboos RICHARD J. GRAY II and MICHAEL PUTNAM 2. Comic Genius or Con Man? Deconstructing the Comedy of Dave Chappelle NOVOTNY LAWRENCE 3. The Comedian Is a “Man” Gender Performance in the Comedy of Dave Chappelle ANDREA CUMBO 4. Dave Chappelle, the Wu-Tang Clan and Afro-Asian America GRAHAM CHIA-HUI PRESTON 5. Laughing Whiteness Pixies, Parody, and Perspectives BRIAN GOGAN 6. Impersonating Hollywood The Conflicting Identity Discourses of Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories JULIA ROUND 7. The Artistry of Ethnography in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party C. RILEY SNORTON 8. Gramsci, Selling Out, and the Politics of Race Loyalty Exploring Chappelle’s No-Show AMARNATH AMARASINGAM 9. “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong” Subversions of Racial Authenticity KATHERINE LEE 10. When “Keeping It Real” Goes Right KIMBERLEY A. YATES 11. “White People, Run for Cover” Dave Chappelle’s Festival of Misrule FRANCESCA GAMBER 12. Haunted Dave Chappelle’s Radical Racial Politics in the Context of Co-opted Blackness CHIWEN BAO Conclusion Legacy and Dave Chappelle K. A. WISNIEWSKI
Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography About the Contributors Index