The Problem with Apu
- Episode aired Jul 10, 2018
Hari Kondabolu, comedian and star of The Problem With Apu (2017), joins UCSB's Kum-Kum Bhavnani for a conversation about the film. Kondabolu reflects on what it means to retrospectively reex... Read allHari Kondabolu, comedian and star of The Problem With Apu (2017), joins UCSB's Kum-Kum Bhavnani for a conversation about the film. Kondabolu reflects on what it means to retrospectively reexamine offensive stereotypes about race, culture, and forms of work, as well as the power o... Read allHari Kondabolu, comedian and star of The Problem With Apu (2017), joins UCSB's Kum-Kum Bhavnani for a conversation about the film. Kondabolu reflects on what it means to retrospectively reexamine offensive stereotypes about race, culture, and forms of work, as well as the power of humor to disarm and dismantle them. Kondabolu and Bhavnani discuss at length how, rather... Read all