Early African entertainments abroad : from the Hottentot Venus to Africa's first Olympians / Bernth Lindfors.
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries African and pseudo-African performers were displayed as curiosities throughout Europe and America. Appearing in circuses, ethnographic exhibitions, and traveling shows, these individuals and troupes drew large crowds. As Bernth Lindfors shows, the show...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, Wisconsin :
The University of Wisconsin Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Africa and the diaspora.
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| Summary: | In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries African and pseudo-African performers were displayed as curiosities throughout Europe and America. Appearing in circuses, ethnographic exhibitions, and traveling shows, these individuals and troupes drew large crowds. As Bernth Lindfors shows, the showmen, impresarios, and even scientists who brought supposedly representative inhabitants of the "Dark Continent" to a gaping public often selected the performers for their sensational impact. Spotlighting and exaggerating physical, mental, or cultural differences, the resulting displays reinforced pernicious racial stereotypes and left a disturbing legacy.--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780299301637 029930163X 1322097011 9781322097015 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |