Black Humor in the Fictions of Slavery
by
Glenda Carpio
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Reassessing the meanings of "black humor" and "dark satire," Laughing Fit to Kill illustrates how black comedians, writers, and artists have deftly deployed various modes of comedic "conjuring"--the absurd, the grotesque, and the strategic expression of racial stereotypes--to redress not only the...