Liquid racism and the ambiguity of Ali G

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-264

  Weaver, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ali G; liquid racism; racist humour; rhetoric; Sacha Baron Cohen

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958167553     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549410396004     Document Type: Article

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