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Abating Stereotypical Attitudes: Views on Career Paths of an Asian American Comedian
Author(s) -
Fujioka Janine Midori
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1991.tb00301.x
Subject(s) - joke , amusement , comedy , asian americans , aesthetics , psychology , sociology , media studies , social psychology , literature , art , anthropology , ethnic group
An Asian American comedian, William Mar, provides an insightful commentary about his career choice. He believes that the comedy stage is a useful position to comment on stereotypes inherent to the American culture. Comedians must challenge the audience to think about the joke not only as amusement, but to examine the other implications involved.