Fr. 147.00

Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905

English · Hardback

Shipping usually within 6 to 7 weeks

Description

Read more

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Mooney is an independent scholar working on the history of vaudeville. She received her PhD from the University of Ulster, UK. Klappentext Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined. Zusammenfassung Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material! Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed! negotiated! and refined. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. "Irish By Name": An Overview of Irish and Ethnic Performance in Vaudeville 3. Performing Irishness at Tony Pastor's Opera House, 1865-1874 4. Representations of Irish Masculinity in Vaudeville 5. Representations of Irish Women in Vaudeville 6. Conclusion

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.