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This book analyzes representations of race and ethnicity in the context of satire, parody, and comedy. Over thirteen chapters, contributors unpack the ways these depictions can enlighten audiences or reinforce bigotry-or, sometimes, how they do both.
List of contents
Part I: Satire as Opposition
Chapter 1: Atonement: What Reparations and Racial Justice Look Like on Atlanta
Chapter 2: #ColoradoBorderWall: Mimetic Discourse as Emancipation
Chapter 3: Reservation Dogs, Visual Sovereignty, Performative Indigeneity, and the Cultural Imperative of Native American-Produced Media
Chapter 4: "Voldemort under My Headscarf": The Oppositional Muslim Gaze of We are Lady Parts
Chapter 5: Class is in Session: Abbott Elementary's "Step Class" and the Oppositional Gaze as Counter-Hegemonic Practice
Chapter 6: Squid Game: South Korea's View of Itself and the West
Chapter 7: Alternative Media and Representation: An Outsider's Construction of Race on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Part II: Satire, Challenges and Missed Opportunities
Chapter 8: Just Jokes? Dave Chappelle's The Closer and the Intersectional Challenges of Satire
Chapter 9: Latin History for Morons: Comedic Revisions and Race in the Work of John Leguizamo
Chapter 10: Guess Who's Muslim: Using Satire to Show What "Islam Truly Is"
Chapter 11: The Case of Kim's Convenience: Cause for Celebration or a Cautionary Tale?
Chapter 12: Missed Opportunities: Discursively Dismantling the Hyper-Wokeness of the Sitcom Community
Chapter 13: "Polo, Small but Tough": Arab and Muslim Representations in a Volkswagen "Commercial"
About the author
Chrisotpher P. Campbell is a former professor at The University of Southern Mississippi with expertise in race and media, media economics, journalism, and cultural criticism.
Summary
This book analyzes representations of race and ethnicity in the context of satire, parody, and comedy. Over thirteen chapters, contributors unpack the ways these depictions can enlighten audiences or reinforce bigotry—or, sometimes, how they do both.
