Moving performances divas, iconicity, and remembering the modern stage

Title
  1. Moving performances [electronic resource] : divas, iconicity, and remembering the modern stage / Jeanne Scheper.
Published by
  1. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Author
  1. Scheper, Jeanne, 1967-

Details

Description
  1. 1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform title
  1. Moving performances (Online)
Alternative title
  1. Moving performances (Online)
Subject
  1. African American women entertainers > History > 20th century
  2. Women entertainers > United States > History > 20th century
  3. African Americans in the performing arts
  4. Women in the performing arts > United States
  5. Performing arts > Political aspects > United States > 20th century
  6. Performing arts > Social aspects > United States > 20th century
  7. United States > Race relations > 20th century
Contents
  1. Introduction -- The color line is always moving: Aida Overton Walker -- Transnational technologies of orientalism: Loïe Fuller's invented repertoires -- Voices within the voice: aural passing and Libby Holman's deracinated/reracinated sound -- "Much too busy to die": Josephine Baker's diva iconicity -- Conclusion: diva remains.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Author
  1. Scheper, Jeanne, 1967-
Title
  1. Moving performances [electronic resource] : divas, iconicity, and remembering the modern stage / Jeanne Scheper.
Imprint
  1. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
Access
  1. Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
  1. Available from home with a valid library card
  2. Available onsite at NYPL
LCCN
  1. 2016003238
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