Politics of Sex, Race and Working Class Slang in Late Second Empire - French Caricatur

This study examines caricatures as they appeared within popular Parisian magazines in mid-nineteenth century France at the time of the 1867 World's Fair.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Between "Tar Hats" and "Dangling Rabbits: The Role of Street Slang in Satirising the Galerie des machines at the 1867 World's Fair 2. Qing Diplomats, French Courtesans, and Street Slang: Xenophobia, Sexuality, and Money in the Late Second Empire of Napoléon III 3. Caricatures of the Chinese in Paris During the 1867 Exposition Universelle 4. Quels sont les plus chinois? Conclusion

About the author

Russell Stephens obtained his Ph.D. in Art History from the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Stephens, Russell (University of British Columbia Stephens, Stephens Russell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032897127
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289712-7
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Research in Art and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Europe, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, ART / European, ART / Art & Politics, History of art / art & design styles, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Art, Political campaigning and advertising, The arts: general topics