Irish on the Move
Performing Mobility in American Variety Theatre
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2019
University of Iowa Press (Verlag)
978-1-60938-669-6 (ISBN)
University of Iowa Press (Verlag)
978-1-60938-669-6 (ISBN)
Argues that American variety theatre, a precursor to vaudeville, was a crucial battleground for anti-Irish anxieties, as it appealed to both the fears and the fantasies that accompanied the rapid economic and social changes of the Gilded Age.
A little over a century ago, the Irish in America were the targets of intense xenophobic anxiety. Much of that anxiety centered on their mobility, whether that was traveling across the ocean to the U.S., searching for employment in urban centers, mixing with other ethnic groups, or forming communities of their own. Granshaw argues that American variety theatre, a precursor to vaudeville, was a crucial battleground for these anxieties, as it appealed to both the fears and the fantasies that accompanied the rapid economic and social changes of the Gilded Age.
A little over a century ago, the Irish in America were the targets of intense xenophobic anxiety. Much of that anxiety centered on their mobility, whether that was traveling across the ocean to the U.S., searching for employment in urban centers, mixing with other ethnic groups, or forming communities of their own. Granshaw argues that American variety theatre, a precursor to vaudeville, was a crucial battleground for these anxieties, as it appealed to both the fears and the fantasies that accompanied the rapid economic and social changes of the Gilded Age.
Michelle Granshaw is assistant professor of theatre arts at the University of Pittsburgh.
Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | Studies in Theatre History & Culture |
Zusatzinfo | 15 black & white figures |
Verlagsort | Iowa |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 420 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
ISBN-10 | 1-60938-669-8 / 1609386698 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-60938-669-6 / 9781609386696 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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