Media and Minstrelsy in Spike Lee's Bamboozled
by
Ashley Clark
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Spike Lee’s film Bamboozled, released in 2000 to controversy and mixed reviews, follows a frustrated black TV producer on his quest to create a show so offensive it will get him fired. The result is a modern-day minstrel show that, contrary to expectations, becomes a massive hit. A satire of race,...