Women of the American Circus, 1880-1940
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786472286 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 223 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Adams is a Hutchinson Distinguished Professor and chair of the English department at Loyola University New Orleans. Katherine H. Keene, the author or coauthor of fifteen books, is a professor of English at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, teaching courses in professional communication and rhetorical theory. Michael L
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"Challenging Gender Roles from inside the Big Top" according to Kelly Garbato. From 1880 through 19Challenging Gender Roles from inside the Big Top Kelly Garbato From 1880 through 1940, the circus was the main form of entertainment in America, and the most common live form of entertainment. The circus brought the exotic and transgressive to big cities and small towns alike, exposing Americans to the strange, unusual, and death-defying: trapeze artist. 0, the circus was the main form of entertainment in America, and the most common live form of entertainment. The circus brought the exotic and transgressive to big cities and small towns alike, exposing Americans to the strange, unusual, and death-defying: trapeze artist. IsolaBlue said Enlightening But Not Entertaining .The Academic Circus. The title - WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN CIRCUS - seduces the reader with the promise of colorful biographies of past circus performers. One imagines many photographs, intriguing stories, and little-known but fascinating information. The book, however, is basically an academic piece. It is well res. ako said Fluffy and unfocused. I'm not sure what to make of this book. I try not to be disparaging of most things (unless they're truly bad) but this one just doesn't really hit the mark.The material is interesting, but superficial. These are topics and examples better covered, and more in-depthly covered, in other books.
In the years from 1880 to 1940, considered the glory days of the American circus, between a third and a half of the cast members were women, a large group of very visible American workers whose story has never been told. In this book, drawing on diverse sources such as diaries, autobiographies, newspaper accounts, films, posters, and route books, the authors first consider the popular media's presentation of these performers as unnatural and scandalous--as well as romantic and thrilling. The book next moves to the stories told by circus women, which contradict and complicate other versions of their lives. By beginning with representations of women as circus performers and then moving to the performances themselves, this book offers a unique and fascinating view of what it meant to be an American woman at work.. Across America in those years an array of acts featured women, such as tableaux, freak shows, girlie shows, tiger acts, and aerial performance, all involving special skills and means of communication with an audience