Currencies of cruelty : slavery, freak shows, and the performance archive /
"Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive tells the story of 19th century disabled performers with intimate connections to American slavery, either as the enslaved or as enslavers"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2026]
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| Series: | Performance and American cultures
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Alternative Ledgers of Enslaved Labor: The Future Perfect and the 19th Century Performance Archive
- Slave Autobiography and the Performance Archive
- Autopsy and Enfreakment on the 19th Century Stage
- Aural Fugitivity in Zong!, Olio, and Curio
- Conclusion.