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Author: Kevin Byrne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9780367367640
ISBN 10: 0367367645
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 15 April 2020
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Kevin Byrne's Minstrel Traditions is an exciting addition to the flourishing studies of African American Theatre during the early years of the twentieth century. The book examines several important musicals by black artists and performers, providing careful analysis and thorough research of musicals such as Under the Bamboo Tree. The book advances the field significantly. David Krasner, Five Towns College Meticulously researched and exquisitely written, Minstrel Traditions provides an illuminating and insightful examination of racial and cultural formations in the Jazz Age. Focusing on a range of compelling (and often riotous) case studies from across popular culture, Kevin Byrne brings to life the complex, fraught, and controversial performances that simultaneously entertained and defined the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. James F. Wilson, City University of New York
Kevin Byrne's Minstrel Traditions is an exciting addition to the flourishing studies of African American Theatre during the early years of the twentieth century. The book examines several important musicals by black artists and performers, providing careful analysis and thorough research of musicals such as Under the Bamboo Tree. The book advances the field significantly. David Krasner, Five Towns College Meticulously researched and exquisitely written, Minstrel Traditions provides an illuminating and insightful examination of racial and cultural formations in the Jazz Age. Focusing on a range of compelling (and often riotous) case studies from across popular culture, Kevin Byrne brings to life the complex, fraught, and controversial performances that simultaneously entertained and defined the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. James F. Wilson, City University of New York
Kevin Byrne's Minstrel Traditions is an exciting addition to the flourishing studies of African American Theatre during the early years of the twentieth century. The book examines several important musicals by black artists and performers, providing careful analysis and thorough research of musicals such as Under the Bamboo Tree. The book advances the field significantly. David Krasner, Five Towns College Meticulously researched and exquisitely written, Minstrel Traditions provides an illuminating and insightful examination of racial and cultural formations in the Jazz Age. Focusing on a range of compelling (and often riotous) case studies from across popular culture, Kevin Byrne brings to life the complex, fraught, and controversial performances that simultaneously entertained and defined the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. James F. Wilson, City University of New York
Author Information
Kevin Byrne is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies in the School of Theatre, Film, and Television at the University of Arizona. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre. His research interests include African American theatre history, theories of racial impersonation, and contemporary performance practices.
