‘American Fiction’ is a scathing satire that challenges pop culture stereotypes of Blackness
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 2023-12-18

Original air date: Thursday 14th December, 2023.

In this last episode of season 6, host Vinita Srivastava sits with two scholars who are well-versed in Percival Everett's work - and the use of Black stereotypes in pop culture; Prof. Vershawn Ashanti Young of the University of Waterloo and Prof. Anthony Stewart of Bucknell University. Both guests join forces to break down the many layers - and Black stereotypes - in the new satirical movie  "American Fiction," based on the novel "Erasure" by Percival Everett. 

Listen at https://theconversation.com/american-fiction-is-a-scathing-satire-that-challenges-pop-culture-stereotypes-of-blackness-217988 

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