Color monitors: the black face of tech

[ish mailian]

http://www.potsdam.edu/newsandevents/10214africanamericansatire.cfm

Dr. Derek C. Maus and Dr. James J. Donahue, who are both associate
professors, edited the collection of 21 essays, which is titled
"Post-Soul Satire: Black Identity After Civil Rights."

The essays in "Post-Soul Satire" take an interdisciplinary look at the
flowering of satire and its influence in defining new roles of black
identity. As a mode of expression for a generation of writers,
comedians, cartoonists, musicians, filmmakers and visual/conceptual
artists, satire enables collective questioning of many of the
fundamental presumptions about black identity in the wake of the civil
rights movement.

"So much of American popular culture right now is dealing with
difficult questions of race and identity in a satirical manner, that
it seems almost self-evident to ask why and how that's happening,"
Maus said. "We also felt it was important to show how satire can
actually serve an extremely important ethical and moral function,
shining light on flaws and failings in a way that get ignored or
dismissed when done in a straightforward manner. Satire may be funny,
but it's not foolish."

Contributors look at the ways in which contemporary black satire
engages in a broad-ranging critique that exposes fraudulent, outdated,
absurd or otherwise damaging mindsets and behaviors, both within and
outside the African American community.

Some of the artists discussed in the collection are: Paul Beatty, Dave
Chappelle, Trey Ellis, Percival Everett, Donald Glover (a.k.a.
Childish Gambino), Spike Lee, Aaron McGruder, ZZ Packer and more. The
essays intentionally seek out interconnections among various forms of
artistic expression.

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 7:19 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> A fictional representation out of step with reality. "African
> Americans, about 13 percent of the U.S. population, made up no more
> than 1 percent of technical employees at Google, Facebook, and other
> prominent Silicon Valley companies." This isn't for lack of black
> coders up for the job.
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-howard-university-coders/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 8:18 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Perhaps the most important part of Color Monitors, however, is the
>> conclusion, in which Kevorkian presents readers with an analysis of the
>> works of writers, musicians, and artists who are more tuned in to the racial
>> coding embedded in their craftsmanship. Taking creative hints from the likes
>> of Thomas Pynchon and Ralph Ellison, Kevorkian showcases a small sampling of
>> creators who defy the trend he so carefully outlines in the preceding
>> chapters.
>>
>> what do we think he might argue?
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 2:39 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/tech/summary/v049/49.1erickson.html
>>
>>
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