From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & Gender

Moody Ramirez, Mia,Dates, Jannette L.

ISBN 10: 1433154544 / ISBN 13: 9781433154546

Published by Peter Lang Inc., International A, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & Gender
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International A
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433154544
• ISBN 13: 9781433154546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & Gender traces the roots and fruits of comedy over the centuries to analyze and offer insights into the intersections of race, gender, and politics in humor that is by, for, and/or about black people.

About the Author

Jannette L. Dates is a former dean of the School of Communications at Howard University, a nationally recognized authority on mass media and African Americans, and co-editor of acclaimed book Split Image: African Americans in the Mass Media (1990)―recipient of the Gustavus Myers Award.

Mia Moody Ramirez, a noted scholar in gender, race, and media, received her PhD from the University of Texas. She is a professor of journalism, public relations, and new media at Baylor University, where she also serves as Director of American Studies and Graduate Studies.