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Blackface

Title
Blackface / Ayanna Thompson.
Author
Thompson, Ayanna, 1972-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
  • ©2021

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Description
130 pages : illustrations; 17 cm.
Summary
"Investigates what blackface is, why it occurred, and what its legacies are in the 21st century"--
Series Statement
Object lessons
Uniform Title
Object lessons.
Subject
  • Blackface > History
  • Blackface entertainers > History
  • Blackface entertainers > United States > History
  • Racism > History
  • Racism > United States > History
  • Race in the theater
  • Stereotypes (Social psychology) in the performing arts
  • Theater > History
  • Blackface
  • Blackface entertainers
  • Racism
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-122) and index.
Contents
Why write this book? -- Megyn Kelly, Justin Trudeau, or (fill in another public figure's name) -- What is blackface? -- Why does blackface exist? Because of uppity Negros, of course! -- What is the legacy of blackface? The impact on white actors -- What is the legacy of blackface? The impact on black actors -- Conclusion: I can't breathe.
Call Number
Sc B 22-72
ISBN
  • 9781501374012
  • 150137401X
LCCN
2020039617
OCLC
  • 1182516135
  • 1182516135
Author
Thompson, Ayanna, 1972- author.
Title
Blackface / Ayanna Thompson.
Publisher
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Object lessons
Object lessons.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-122) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc B 22-72
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