Culturally speaking : the rhetoric of voice and identity in a mediated culture /

"Analyzes prominent voices in American culture--including Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey, Barack Obama, Adele, Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, and George Lopez--to argue that voices reflect the cultural environments in which they are formed and can be studied to add a sonic dimension to our understand...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edgar, Amanda Nell, 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2019]
Series:Intersectional rhetorics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Speaking identities
  • Singing in the key of identity: Adele and the vocal intimacy of the blues
  • Voicing Uncle Tom: the resonance of the south in Morgan Freeman's films
  • Sounding presidential: Saturday Night Live and the politics of impersonation
  • Whitevoice 2.0: online speech and comedians of color
  • Conclusion: A call to listen.