Bodies in dissent : spectacular performances of race and freedom, 1850-1910 /
Highlighting the connections between performance & construction of racial identities, this work argues that from the mid 19th century to the early 20th, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social & political marginalisation into modes of self-actua...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
Publié: |
Durham :
Duke University Press,
2006
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Highlighting the connections between performance & construction of racial identities, this work argues that from the mid 19th century to the early 20th, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social & political marginalisation into modes of self-actualisation through performance |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xii, 475 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-453) and index |
ISBN: | 9780822387558 0822387557 0822337223 9780822337225 |