Bodies in dissent : spectacular performances of race and freedom, 1850-1910 /

Highlighting the connections between performance and 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 and political marginalisation into modes of self-actualisa...

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Main Author: Brooks, Daphne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
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Summary:Highlighting the connections between performance and 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 and political marginalisation into modes of self-actualisation through performance.
Physical Description:xii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-453) and index.
ISBN:082233710X
9780822337102
0822337223
9780822337225