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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Offering innovative theorizations of performance, reception, and affect, Moving Performances introduces readers to four remarkable divas from the early twentieth century-Aida Overton Walker, Loïe Fuller, Libby Holman, and Josephine Baker-who worked as both cultural producers and critics, deftly subverting the tropes of exoticism, orientalism, and primitivism commonly used to dismiss women of color. Scheper rejects iconic depictions of these divas as frozen in a past moment, and vividly demonstrates how their performances continue to inspire ongoing movements. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African American women entertainers -- History -- 20th century.
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African American women entertainers. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Women entertainers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women entertainers. |
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United States. |
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African Americans in the performing arts.
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African Americans in the performing arts. |
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Women in the performing arts -- United States.
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Women in the performing arts. |
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Performing arts -- Political aspects -- United States -- 20th century.
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Performing arts -- Political aspects. |
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Performing arts. |
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Performing arts -- Social aspects -- United States -- 20th century.
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Performing arts -- Social aspects. |
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United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Scheper, Jeanne, 1967- Moving performances. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2016 9780813585451 (DLC) 2016003238 (OCoLC)938855775 |
| ISBN |
9780813585468 (electronic book) |
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0813585465 (electronic book) |
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9780813585475 (electronic book) |
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0813585473 (electronic book) |
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9780813585451 |
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0813585457 |
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9780813585444 |
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0813585449 |
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