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Back To The Country: America's White Working Class In Literature And Culture, Quentin Robert Lundstedt
Back To The Country: America's White Working Class In Literature And Culture, Quentin Robert Lundstedt
Senior Projects Spring 2018
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Multidisciplinary Studies of Bard College.
A Critical Study Of The African-American Comedic Tradition, Allison Longo
A Critical Study Of The African-American Comedic Tradition, Allison Longo
Honors Theses
This thesis examines the changes in African-American comedy during the 1980s. In exploring the changes during this decade, specific attention is paid to Eddie Murphy, who achieved incredible success beginning with his 1980 entrance on Saturday Night Live. In a relatively short period of time, Murphy was able to ascend to a level of cultural significance that far dwarfed that reached by any of the African American comedians who had preceded him. Through a comprehensive presentation of the historical development of African American humor, the following thesis challenges the consensus critical assumption that Murphy both consciously forewent opportunities to be …