Sass : Black women's humor and humanity / J Finley.
| Author/creator | Finley, J author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2024. |
| Description | xii, 220 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Black women's humor and humanity |
| Series | MF! Momentary futures in Black studies MF! Momentary futures in Black studies. ^A1473906 |
| Contents | Cut-eye and suck-teeth: theorizing Black women's sass as a discourse genre -- Never to be conquered: sass, subjection, and Black women self-possessed -- Hard-core laughter: sass and the politics of raunch -- Butch lives matter: sass, masculinity, and failure -- From awkward to dope: sass, interiority, and Black women's alternative comedy -- Irreverence rules: sass and diaspora culture -- You don't quit, bitch, unless you wanna quit. |
| Abstract | "J Finley argues that through humor, and particularly sass, comedy functions as a medium for Black women to articulate and redress cultural, social, and political marginalization. Finley challenges mainstream and scholarly assumptions about sassiness as an identity or personality trait to which Black women humorists may be reduced. Instead, by deploying sass as a theory and building an archive of Black women's humor, Finley creates a new genre of discourse for understanding the ways in which Black women use language, style, gesture and intent to produce (often humorous) meaning in speaking back to authority, including authority that is merely presumed"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024005604 |
| ISBN | 9781469680026 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469680025 |
| ISBN | 9781469680019 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469680017 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E185.86 .F524 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |