Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America
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Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America by David Gillota
When wielded by the white majority, ethnic humor can be used to ridicule and demean marginalized groups. In the hands of ethnic minorities themselves, ethnic humor can work as a site of community building and resistance. David Gillota explores the ways in which contemporary comic works both reflect and participate in national conversations about race and ethnicity.
“A valuable addition to the field, Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America makes a fresh and compelling argument with fascinating readings of many performers and comic routines in stand-up, film, and television” - Joyce Antler (Brandeis University) "A fascinating comparative study of contemporary ethnic humor in popular culture, illuminating the truth that ethnic groups are made and unmade not in isolation, but in dynamic relation to each other." - Michele Elam (author of The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New Millennium) "Using comic performance-stand-up, situation comedy, animated television series, and children's films-Gillota looks at the impact of diversity on humor. Recommended."
(Choice) "Gillota’s work is an important contribution to a growing body of scholarship on the serious business of comedy. His work makes a strong case as to why it is necessary to analyze a particular society’s humor if one seeks to understand its values and the ways in which its history continues to shape its culture today." (Journal of American Ethnic History)
(Choice) "Gillota’s work is an important contribution to a growing body of scholarship on the serious business of comedy. His work makes a strong case as to why it is necessary to analyze a particular society’s humor if one seeks to understand its values and the ways in which its history continues to shape its culture today." (Journal of American Ethnic History)
DAVID GILLOTA is a lecturer in the humanities and ethnic studies departments at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. He has published essays on American humor in Journal of Popular Film and Television and the Journal of Popular Culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813561486 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813561485 |
| Title | Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America |
| Author | David Gillota |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Year published | 2013-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 206 |
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