Table of Contents

Introduction: On Obscene Enjoyment
1. Leaked Celebrity Tirades and the Primal Scene of Racism
2. Anxiety, Racial Capitalism, and the Donald Sterling Tapes
3. YouRacist.com: The Libidinal Economy of Public Freak Out Videos
4. Access Hollywood and the Return of the Primal Father
Epilogue: On Pointless Enjoyment
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Casey Ryan Kelly is Professor of Rhetoric and Public Culture in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nebraska. He is author of four books, including Apocalypse Man: The Death Drive and the Rhetoric of White Masculine Victimhood. His work regularly appears in journals such as The Quarterly Journal of Speech, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and Communication and Critical/Cultural
Studies. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Communication Association's Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award.