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Marginal sights : staging the Chinese in America /
Since the beginning of the Western tradition in drama, dominant cultures have theatrically represented marginal or foreign racial groups as "other" & different form "normal" people, not completely human, uncivilized, quaint, exotic, comic. Playwrights and audiences alike have...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Iowa City :
University of Iowa,
©1993.
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| Series: | Studies in theatre history and culture.
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| Subjects: |
Américain d'origine chinoise (peuple)
> culture
> représentation sociale
> stéréotype
> études diverses.
Américain d'origine chinoise (peuple)
> littérature américaine (Etats-Unis)
> représentation sociale
> stéréotype
> études diverses.
Américain d'origine chinoise (peuple)
> représentation sociale
> stéréotype
> théâtre américain (Etats-Unis)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Since the beginning of the Western tradition in drama, dominant cultures have theatrically represented marginal or foreign racial groups as "other" & different form "normal" people, not completely human, uncivilized, quaint, exotic, comic. Playwrights and audiences alike have been fascinated with racial difference, and this fascination has depended upon a process of fetishization. By the time Asians appeared in the United States, the framework for their constructed Lotus Blossom and Charlie Chan stereotypes had preceded them. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158). |
| ISBN: | 1587291606 9781587291609 |