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Author:

Chemers, Michael M.

Title:

Staging stigma : a critical examination of the American freak show / Michael M. Chemers ; foreword by Jim Ferris.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xiv, 168 p., 10 p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Freak shows--United States--History.
Carnivals--United States--History.
Abnormalities, Human--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-157) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the ugly word -- 1. Staging stigma -- 2. Prurience and propriety -- 3. Enlightenment and wonder -- 4. Pathology and prodigy -- 5. Exploitation and transgression -- Conclusion : God's own artwork -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.

Series:

Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history

ISBN:

9780230610668 (alk. paper)
0230610668 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)226213020

LCCN:

2008017529

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)