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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-101469618362

ISBN-139781469618364

eBay Product ID (ePID)201593454

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Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameCensoring Racial Ridicule : Irish, Jewish, and African American Struggles over Race and Representation, 1890-1930

LanguageEnglish

SubjectUnited States / 19th Century, Modern / 20th Century, Popular Culture, General, Social Psychology

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science, Psychology, History

AuthorM. Alison Kibler

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-035498

ReviewsAn excellent comparative study of the antidefamation activism undertaken by Irish American, Jewish American, and African American organizations in the opening decades of the twentieth century. -- Journal of Southern History, An excellent comparative study of the antidefamation activism undertaken by Irish American, Jewish American, and African American organizations in the opening decades of the twentieth century.-- Journal of Southern History, Meticulously researched. . . . Serves as a timely reminder that the freedom of speech, habitually referred to as the essence of democratic self-government, has a checkered and contested history. -- American Jewish History, Kibler's analysis is especially strong in its critique of gendered racial and ethnic representations of the Irish. -- CHOICE, Meticulously researched. . . . Serves as a timely reminder that the freedom of speech, habitually referred to as the essence of democratic self-government, has a checkered and contested history.-- American Jewish History, Richly researched. . . . An excellent and necessary book [that] deepens our understanding of crucial debates in American democracy.-- Journal of American History, Richly researched. . . . An excellent and necessary book [that] deepens our understanding of crucial debates in American democracy. -- Journal of American History, Demonstrates the rich interpretive results of not only utilizing a broad archive of both cultural and legal texts but also of combining the analogous struggles of several ethnic groups in America to overcome prejudice. . . . An estimable new chapter indeed in the history of the great American social experiment.-- Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Kibler's analysis is especially strong in its critique of gendered racial and ethnic representations of the Irish.-- CHOICE|9781469618364|, Demonstrates the rich interpretive results of not only utilizing a broad archive of both cultural and legal texts but also of combining the analogous struggles of several ethnic groups in America to overcome prejudice. . . . An estimable new chapter indeed in the history of the great American social experiment. -- Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Kibler's analysis is especially strong in its critique of gendered racial and ethnic representations of the Irish.-- CHOICE

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.800973

SynopsisA 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., 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberE184.A1