Swim pretty : aquatic spectacles and the performance of race, gender, and nature /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kokai, Jennifer A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2017]
Series:Theater in the Americas.
Subjects:
Synchronized swimming.
Aquatic sports > Social aspects.
Water > Social aspects.
Natation artistique.
Sports nautiques > Aspect social.
Eau > Aspect social.
Synchronized swimming
Water > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Drop of Water; 1. The 1939 New York World's Fair: Mermaids Obscene and Glamorous; 2. Weeki Wachee Girls and Buccaneer Boys: The Evolution of Gender in Aquatic Spectacles; 3. Swine Dives: The Impact of Novelty and Commerce on Aquatic Spectacles; 4. The Deaths of Mermaids and Whales: The Extremity of the Aesthetics of Descension; Conclusion: Singing Mollusks and Dancing Belugas; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover.

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