A fascinating and riveting piece, Matt.  Provocative and generative. So much to think about! Thank you for this!
Shelley

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On Feb 20, 2021, at 8:48 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

For your weekend reading, you might consider this essay I published last
week for LA Review of Books on Dave Chappelle’s Twain-inspired disruption
of the comedy industry, with detours into Clint Eastwood and Bob Marley:

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-political-economy-of-chappelles-redemption-songs/
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Matt Seybold
Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
Elmira College
Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org
MattSeybold.com