Bodies in dissent spectacular performances of race and freedom, 1850-1910 Brooks, Daphne. creator author text bibliography biography Criticism, interpretation, etc. History ncu 2006 monographic eng print regular print xii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm 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. Our bodies, our/selves: racial phantasmagoria and cultural struggle -- The escape artist: Henry Box Brown, black abolitionist performance, and moving panoramas of slavery -- The deeds done in my body: performance, black(ened) women, and Adah Isaacs Menken in the racial imaginary -- Alien/nation: re-imagining the black body (politic) in Williams and Walker's In Dahomey -- Divas and diasporic consciousness: song, dance, and new negro womanhood in the veil -- Epilogue: theater, black women, and change. Daphne A. Brooks. Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-453) and index. n-us--- Brown, Henry Box 1815 or 1816- Hopkins, Pauline E. (Pauline Elizabeth) Criticism and interpretation Brown, Henry Box 1816- Hopkins, Pauline E. (Pauline Elizabeth) Critique et interprétation Brown, Henry Box 1815 or 1816- Hopkins, Pauline E. (Pauline Elizabeth) Hopkins, Pauline E 1859-1930 Fürstliches Schauspielhaus African Americans in the performing arts African American theater History 19th century African American theater History 20th century Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle Théâtre noir américain Histoire 19e siècle Théâtre noir américain Histoire 20e siècle African American theater African Americans in the performing arts Schwarze USA Ethnische Beziehungen Theater Schwärze Menselijk lichaam Voorstellingen (uitvoerende kunsten) Zwarten Verenigde Staten Theater Schwarze USA 1800-1999 fast afroamerikansk teater fargede skuespillere teatersosiologi Amerika Forente stater PN2270.A35 B77 2006 791.089/96073 7.071-054 (=96) BRO 24.06 AP 78883 LR 56006 LR 56606 LR 56610 Bodies in dissent Brooks, Daphne. Durham : Duke University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)1287884664 082233710X 9780822337102 0822337223 9780822337225 2006001662 https://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006001662.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006001662.html TAG TAGC DLC 060117 20240807185350.9 in00004809977 eng