Afro–American Humor
Daryl Dance
Thursday, 24 Jan 1980 at 3:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Daryl Dance, Assistant Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, received her A.B. and M.A. degrees from Virginia State College. She received her Ph.D. fro the University of Virginia. Professor Dance's articles on black American humor have appeared in such journals as American Humor, The Journal of Afro-American Issues, Negro American Literature Forum. Professor Dance is also a co-editor of Prospects on Afro-American Women and an advisory editor of Black American Literature Forum. Her recently published Shuckin' and Jivin' is an authentic and revealing collection of Black American folklore.Part of the National Affairs Series: Humor in America.
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