How does satire and the use of caricature change when depicting theories, and ugliness, of Black life and the inherent injustices therein?

How does satire and the use of caricature change when depicting theories, and ugliness, of Black life and the inherent injustices therein? How far can Black artists go to point out the absurd in the social contracts that define political and economic struggle? Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Dr. Rebecca Wanzo, Chair and Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. They discuss her latest book, The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging, published by New York University Press.

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