Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905
Author:   Jennifer Mooney
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
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9781137482648


Pages:   253
Publication Date:   15 September 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905


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Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined.

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Author:   Jennifer Mooney
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.434kg
ISBN:  

9781137482648


ISBN 10:   1137482648
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   15 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"1. Introduction 2. ""Irish By Name"": An Overview of Irish and Ethnic Performance in Vaudeville 3. Performing Irishness at Tony Pastor's Opera House, 1865-1874 4. Representations of Irish Masculinity in Vaudeville 5. Representations of Irish Women in Vaudeville 6. Conclusion"

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Jennifer Mooney is an independent scholar working on the history of vaudeville. She received her PhD from the University of Ulster, UK.

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