A fascinating and riveting piece, Matt. Provocative and generative. So much to think about! Thank you for this! Shelley =============================== Shelley Fisher Fishkin Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities; Professor of English, and Director of American Studies, Stanford University Mail: Department of English, Bldg. 460, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2087 https://english.stanford.edu/people/shelley-fisher-fishkin 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/ -- Matt Seybold Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Elmira College Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org MattSeybold.com