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Jeffrey D. Mason (editor) and
J. Ellen Gainor (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Michigan Pr
Publication date
July 1, 1999
Pages
250
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780472109852
ISBN-10
0472109855
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
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$60.00
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university press
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Performing America provides fresh perspectives on the development of visions of both America and "America"--that is, the actual community and the constructed concept--on a variety of theatrical stages. It explores the role of theater in the construction of American identity, highlighting the tension between the desire to categorize American identity and the realization that such categorical uniformity may neither be desirable nor possible.
The topics covered include the links between politics and the stage during the Federalist period, the appropriation of "Indian" artifacts, an exploration of early gender roles, and the metaphorical connections between the theater and western expansion. Other essays treat vaudeville's artistically colonized cultures; Chautauqua's attempt to homogenize culture and commercialize American ideals; W. E. B. Du Bois's pageant, The Star of Ethiopia, as a strategy for constructing "African-American" as "Other" in an attempt to promote a vision of black nationalism; and how theater was used to help immigrants form a new sense of community while joining the resident culture.
The collection then turns to questions of how various ethnic minorities through their recent theatrical work have struggled to argue their identities, especially in relation to the dominant white culture. Two final essays offer critiques of contrasting aspects of the American male.
Throughout, the collection addresses questions of marginality and community, exclusion and inclusion, colonialism and imperialism, heterogeneity and homogeneity, conflict and negotiation, repression and opportunity, failure and success, and, above all, the relationship of American stages at large. It will appeal to readers of a wide range of disciplines including history, American culture, gender studies, and theater studies.
Jeffrey D. Mason is Professor of Theatre, California State University, Bakersfield. J. Ellen Gainor is Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and Women's Studies, Cornell University.
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from Univ of Michigan Pr (July 1, 1999)
9780472109852 | details & prices | 250 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $60.00
About: Performing America provides fresh perspectives on the development of visions of both America and "America"--that is, the actual community and the constructed concept--on a variety of theatrical stages.
About: Performing America provides fresh perspectives on the development of visions of both America and "America"--that is, the actual community and the constructed concept--on a variety of theatrical stages.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Univ of Michigan Pr (August 1, 2001)
9780472087921 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $38.50
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