Whiting up : whiteface minstrels & stage Europeans in African American performance /

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In this work, McAllister defines and explores whiting up, a long tradition in which African American actors, comics, musicians, and even everyday people have assumed white racial identities in a performative context. Whether in 19th century minstrel shows, in stage European performances where black...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: McAllister, Marvin Edward, 1969-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Sujets:
Minstrel shows > United States > History.
African Americans in the performing arts > History.
Spectacles de ménestrels (Théâtre américain) > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle > Histoire.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans in the performing arts
Minstrel shows
United States
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : whiting up work
  • Chapter 1. Liberatory whiteness : early whiteface minstrels, enslaved and free
  • Chapter 2. Imitation whiteness : James Hewlett's stage Europeans
  • Chapter 3. Low-down whiteness : a trip to coontown
  • Chapter 4. Trespassing on whiteness : Negro actors and the Nordic complex
  • Chapter 5. Estranging whiteness : queens, clowns, and beasts in 1960s Black drama
  • Chapter 6. White people be like-- : Black solo and racial difference
  • Conclusion : problems and possibilities of whiting up.

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