Sass : Black women's humor and humanity /

"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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Finley, J (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2024]
Series:	MF! Momentary futures in Black studies.
Subjects:	African American wit and humor. African American women comedians. African American women > Social life and customs. Comedy > Political aspects. Comédie > Aspect politique. Femmes comiques noires américaines. Humour noir américain. Noires américaines > Mœurs et coutumes.