Introduction: Speaking identities -- Singing in the key of identity: Adele and the vocal intimacy of the blues -- Voicing Uncle Tom: the resonance of the south in Morgan Freeman's films -- Sounding presidential: Saturday Night Live and the politics of impersonation -- Whitevoice 2.0: online speech and comedians of color -- Conclusion: A call to listen
Summary
"Analyzes prominent voices in American culture--including Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey, Barack Obama, Adele, Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, and George Lopez--to argue that voices reflect the cultural environments in which they are formed and can be studied to add a sonic dimension to our understanding of race and gender as rhetorically situated identities"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and index