Spectacles of Reform : Theater and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

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, employed in myr...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hughes, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Theater and society.
Theater.
Spectacular, The, in literature.
Spectacular, The.
American drama.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
Spectaculaire > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Spectaculaire dans la litterature.
Theâtre americain > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Theâtre et societe > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Theâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Spectacular, The > History > 19th century.
American drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
Theater and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Theater > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
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.

Ejemplares similares