Whiting up : whiteface minstrels & stage Europeans in African American performance / Marvin McAllister.

Author/creator McAllister, Marvin Edward, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Minstrel shows--United States. --History.
African Americans in the performing arts--History.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011020426
ISBN9780807835081 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807835080 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN1969.M5 M33 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold