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In the late 1920s and '30s Lincoln Perry, aka Stepin Fetchit, was
both renowned and reviled for his surrealistic portrayals of the
era's most popular comic stereotype-the lazy, shiftless Negro.
Perry was hailed by critic Robert Benchley as "the best actor that
the talking movies have produced," and Mel Watkins's meticulously
researched and sensitive biography reveals the paradoxes of this
pioneering actor's life, from Perry's tremendous popularity to his
money troubles and rowdy offscreen antics. As later generations
come to recognize Perry's prodigious talent and achievements, in
"Stepin Fetchit, " Mel Watkins brilliantly and definitively
illuminates the life and times of a legendary figure in American
entertainment.
As the blackface minstrel show evolved from its beginnings in the
American Revolution to its peak during the late 1800s, its frenetic
dances, low-brow humor, and lively music provided more than mere
entertainment. Indeed, these imitations and parodies shaped
society's perceptions of African Americans-and of women-as well as
made their mark on national identity, policymaking decisions, and
other entertainment forms such as vaudeville, burlesque, the revue,
and, eventually, film, radio, and television. Gathered here are
rare primary materials-including firsthand accounts of minstrel
shows, minstrelsy guides, jokes, sketches, and sheet music-and the
best of contemporary scholarship on minstrelsy.
In this collection of articles, Mel Watkins, one of Canada's
foremost political economists, demystifies the business of
economics and economic policy. In a clearsighted and entertaining
manner, he explores the roots of recession, the role of the NDP,
and the Gulf War.
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