Censoring Racial Ridicule - Irish, Jewish, and African American Struggles over Race and Representation, 1890-1930 (Paperback)

A drunken Irish maid slips and falls. A greedy Jewish pawnbroker lures his female employee into prostitution. An African American man leers at a white woman. These and other, similar images appeared widely on stages and screens across America during the early twentieth century. In this provocative study, M. Alison Kibler uncovers, for the first time, powerful and concurrent campaigns by Irish, Jewish and African Americans against racial ridicule in popular culture at the turn of the twentieth century. Censoring Racial Ridicule explores how Irish, Jewish, and African American groups of the era resisted harmful representations in popular culture by lobbying behind the scenes, boycotting particular acts, and staging theater riots. Kibler demonstrates that these groups' tactics evolved and diverged over time, with some continuing to pursue street protest while others sought redress through new censorship laws. Exploring the relationship between free expression, democracy, and equality in America, Kibler shows that the Irish, Jewish, and African American campaigns against racial ridicule are at the roots of contemporary debates over hate speech.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	M. Alison Kibler
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-1836-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-4696-1836-2
Barcode:	9781469618364

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