Spectacles of reform : theater and activism in nineteenth-century America /

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This book explores how and why spectacle is a crucial component of the reform apparatus and a defining characteristic of American activism in general, whether highly organized or quietly quotidian. It advocates for a consideration of spectacle as methodology: a unique system of communication, employ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2012]
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Temas:
1800-1899
Theater > United States > History > 19th century.
Theater and society > United States > History > 19th century.
American drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
Spectacular, The, in literature.
Spectacular, The > History > 19th century.
Théâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Spectaculaire dans la littérature.
Spectaculaire > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
American drama
Spectacular, The
Spectacular, The, in literature
Theater
Theater and society
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The body as/in/at the spectacle
  • The delirium tremens : spectacular insanity in The Drunkard
  • The fugitive slave : Eliza's flight in Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • The railroad rescue : suffrage and citizenship in Under the Gaslight
  • Afterword : our sensations, our heroes, our freaks.

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