| Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination: Constructing the Damaged Body from Willa Cather to Truman Capote 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Fahy, T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403974039 ISBN-13: 9781403974037 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: "Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination "examines the artistic use of freak shows between 1900 and 1950. During this period, the freak show shifted from a highly popular and profitable form of entertainment to a reviled one. But why? And how does this response reflect larger social changes in the United States at the time? Artists responded to this change by using the freakish body as a tool for exploring problematic social attitudes about race, disability, and sexual desire in American culture. The freak body in art not only reveals disturbing truths about early twentieth-century prejudices, but it also becomes a space for exploring the profound social impact of contemporary events such as the Great Migration, World War I, and the Great Depression. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 813.509 |
| LCCN: 2005056619 |
| Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.05" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the artistic use of freak shows between 1900-1950. During this period, the freak show shifted from a highly popular and profitable form of entertainment to a reviled one. But why? And how does this response reflect larger social changes in the United States at the time? Fahy examines this change and how artists responded. |