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Currencies of Cruelty : Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bainbridge, Danielle.
- Series:
- Performance and American Cultures Series
- Performance and American Cultures Series ; v.10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freak shows--United States--History--19th century.
- Freak shows.
- People with disabilities--United States--History--19th century.
- People with disabilities.
- Entertainers--United States--History--19th century.
- Entertainers.
- Slavery--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Uncovers a haunting yet vital record of bodies commodified, archived, and performed Currencies of Cruelty is a bold and incisive reconsideration of the relationship between enslavement, disability, and performance in 19th- and early 20th-century America.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Alternative Ledgers of Enslaved Labor: The Future Perfect and the 19th Century Performance Archive
- Slave Autobiography and the Performance Archive
- Autopsy and Enfreakment on the 19th Century Stage
- Aural Fugitivity in Zong!, Olio, and Curio
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4798-2960-9
- 9781479829606
- OCLC:
- 1564690562
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