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Hasan Minhaj and the limits of representation

Hasan Minhaj and the limits of representation

It's Been a Minute vor 2 Jahren

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A recent New Yorker piece on Hasan Minhaj found that some crucial
bits of his stand-up act didn't stand up to fact-checking.
Stretching the truth in comedy is par for the course, but how does
that work for a figure like Minhaj, who'd previously doubled down
on these stories in interviews and is known for his political
satire shows? Brittany is joined by writer Imran Siddiquee and
journalist Allana Akhtar to make sense of an entertainment industry
that created the conditions for his fame.

Then, we explore what happens when you recast western fantasies
through a Black lens? We start by looking at one of the most
beloved Black fantasies of our time: The Wiz. It's Been a Minute
producer, Corey Antonio Rose shares how the original Broadway
production of The Wiz made the storyline from The Wizard of Oz hit
different for post-civil rights America. Brittany is then joined by
African American Studies professor Darieck Scott to discuss the
difference between representation and RE-presentation in
fantasy.

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