| Description |
xiii, 330 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : whiting up work -- Liberatory whiteness : early whiteface minstrels, enslaved and free -- Imitation whiteness : James Hewlett's stage Europeans -- Low-down whiteness : a trip to coontown -- Trespassing on whiteness : Negro actors and the Nordic complex -- Estranging whiteness : queens, clowns, and beasts in 1960s Black drama -- White people be like-- : Black solo and racial difference -- Conclusion : problems and possibilities of whiting up. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Minstrel shows -- United States -- History.
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African Americans in the performing arts -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780807835081 |
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9780807869062 (electronic bk.) |
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