LEADER 03753nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910459194203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-7035-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000033460 035 $a(EBL)557529 035 $a(OCoLC)648759659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413349 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11293362 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413349 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383102 035 $a(PQKB)10823417 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557529 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse38931 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557529 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10404175 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525763 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000033460 100 $a20090527d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBurying Don Imus$b[electronic resource] $eanatomy of a scapegoat /$fMichael Awkward 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-6741-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface: A symbolic burial -- Part I. Scapegoating Imus -- "What evil look like" -- Humor as hate speech -- The tight-lipped refusal to laugh -- Racial violence and collective trauma -- In Al Sharpton's crosshairs -- The appeal of Imus in the morning -- Part II. "Nappy-headed hos" in context -- The rough girls of Rutgers -- Hard-core misogyny, the hip-hop lexicon -- Role-play, nigger jokes, and the politics of hair -- Instant experts and false accusers: the Duke Lacrosse Team controversy -- Conclusion : Imus in the morning redux. 330 1 $a"The radio talk show host Don Imus became the improbable focus of a heated national discussion on race, gender, and the power of language. In Burying Don Imus: Anatomy of a Scapegoat, Michael Awkward provides the first balanced, critical analysis of Imus's comments and the public outrage they provoked." "Written from the singular perspective of a black intellectual with both a long-standing commitment to feminism and a deep familiarity with - and appreciation of - Imus in the Morning, this book contends that the reaction to the insult ignored the nature of Imus's contributions to popular culture and political debate while eliding the real and very complicated issues within contemporary racial politics." "Awkward's probing account analyzes the responses within the African-American community as reflective of deep-seated anxieties rooted in the collective trauma resulting from centuries of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence. Placing the controversy in multiple contexts, he addresses Imus's public persona and the satirical intent of his show, and delves into such charged topics as the perception of women athletes in American culture, the tradition of racist humor, the sexist language of hip-hop, and the politics of black hairstyles. Awkward also juxtaposes the Imus incident with other recent controversies, including the rape accusations leveled against white players on Duke University's lacrosse team in 2006, in order to demonstrate how sensational spectacles of racism play out in the media again and again."--BOOK JACKET. 606 $aRadio broadcasters$zUnited States 606 $aRacism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRadio broadcasters 615 0$aRacism 676 $a791.4402/8092 700 $aAwkward$b Michael$0559527 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459194203321 996 $aBurying Don Imus$91988396 997 $aUNINA