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A brand-new episode of Addicted to Race is out! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes. Click here to launch iTunes and subscribe today, it’s absolutely free. Here’s a rundown of episode 19:

DISCUSSION OF BLACK.WHITE.
We break from our usual format and spend the entire episode discussing the new reality show “Black.White.,” which premiered March 8th on FX. This is a show where a white family and a black family put on make-up to disguise themselves and try to live as the other race. Carmen and Jen share their thoughts on episodes 1 and 2 of the show.

INTERVIEW WITH ERIC LOTT
There’s a long tradition of blackface in the United States, and it doesn’t really make sense to talk about the use of blackface in “Black.White.” without taking a look at the historical significance of this phenomenon. Carmen interviews Eric Lott, author of Love and Theft : Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class (Race and American Culture). He’ll outline the history and evolution of blackface, what it says about the fantasies whites have about blacks, and he’ll also explain why you can’t draw a direct parallel between whiteface and blackface.

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Duration - 1:12:18
File Size - 33.2 MB

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