Swim pretty aquatic spectacles and the performance of race, gender, and nature / Jennifer A. Kokai.

Author/creator Kokai, Jennifer A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxiv, 234 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesTheater in the Americas
Contents Introduction: a drop of water -- The 1939 New York World's Fair: mermaids obscene and glamorous -- Weeki wachee girls and buccaneer boys: the evolution of gender in aquatic spectacles -- Swine dives: the impact of novelty and commerce on aquatic spectacles -- The deaths of mermaids and whales: the extremity of the aesthetics of descension -- Conclusion: singing mollusks and dancing belugas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016047185
ISBN9780809336005 (pbk.)

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