Staging Stigma
A Critical Examination of the American Freak Show
Published on 14. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
182 pages
978-1-349-60371-8 (ISBN)
Description
Staging Stigma critically examines the freak show performance tradition, using meticulous historical research and cultural criticism to change the way we understand both performance and disability.
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Series
Edition
2008 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-349-60371-8 (9781349603718)
DOI
10.1057/9780230616813
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12/2008
Palgrave MacMillan
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Content
Foreword Introduction: The Ugly Word Staging Stigma Prurience and Propriety Enlightenment and Wonder Pathology and Prodigy Exploitation and Transgression Conclusion: God's Own Artwork