Gillota, David, 1977-

Ethnic humor in multiethnic America / David Gillota. - 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the boundaries of American ethnic humor -- "Just us": African American humor in multiethnic America -- The new Jewish blackface: ethnic anxiety in contemporary Jewish humor -- "Cracker, please": toward a white ethnic humor -- Imagining diversity: corporate multiculturalism in the children's film and the situation comedy -- Comedy without borders? toward a multiethnic humor -- Conclusion: emerging ethnic humor in multiethnic America.

9780813561509 (e-book)


Ethnic wit and humor--History and criticism.--United States
American wit and humor--History and criticism.
Wit and humor--Social aspects--United States.


Electronic books.

PN6149.E83 / G55 2013eb

818/.60208