Beth A Kattelman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1709625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth A Kattelman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kattelman |
| SIGNATURE | KATTELMAN B A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Magic, Monsters, and Movies
This essay examines midnight ghost shows (alternately known as "spook shows," or "spookers") and seeks to reinsert them into theatre history and to posit them as a cultural barometer of the time in which they were popular. Ghost shows were magic shows presented on the stages of America's movie theatres throughout the first half of the twentieth century. A ghost show was usually part of a double-bill with a film, and each built to a special blacko…
Visual Delights Two
Reviewed by: Visual Delights Two: Exhibition and Reception Beth A. Kattelman Visual Delights Two: Exhibition and Reception. Edited by Vanessa Toulmin and Simon Popple. Eastleigh, UK: John Libbey Publishing, 2006; pp. vi + 266. $29.95 paper. This collection of essays, drawn from the second Visual Delights Conference held in 2002 at the University of Sheffield, covers an extensive range of topics from the visual and popular culture of the late Vict…
Knowing Fear
Jason Colavito. Jefferson, NC: McFarland , 2008 . This book traces the evolution of the horror genre from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present day, examining the genre's relation to “the role of knowledge” in society. Colavito contends that “horror stories are a way of understanding and ultimately transcending the limits of mind, knowledge, and science through fear” (3). In order to explore this hypothesis, he breaks down the h…
Magic on the Early English Stage (review)
Reviewed by: Magic on the Early English Stage Beth A. Kattelman Magic on the Early English Stage. By Philip Butterworth . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005; pp. xxii + 295. $85.00 cloth. The performance of magic and conjuring has been around since at least 2600 BCE when the magician Dedi performed a decapitation illusion for King Cheops of Egypt. Yet, even though this type of performance has existed for millennia, the skills and effects …
Magic, Monsters, and Movies
This essay examines midnight ghost shows (alternately known as "spook shows," or "spookers") and seeks to reinsert them into theatre history and to posit them as a cultural barometer of the time in which they were popular. Ghost shows were magic shows presented on the stages of America's movie theatres throughout the first half of the twentieth century. A ghost show was usually part of a double-bill with a film, and each built to a special blacko…
Knowing Fear
Jason Colavito. Jefferson, NC: McFarland , 2008 . This book traces the evolution of the horror genre from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present day, examining the genre's relation to “the role of knowledge” in society. Colavito contends that “horror stories are a way of understanding and ultimately transcending the limits of mind, knowledge, and science through fear” (3). In order to explore this hypothesis, he breaks down the h…
Magic on the Early English Stage (review)
Reviewed by: Magic on the Early English Stage Beth A. Kattelman Magic on the Early English Stage. By Philip Butterworth . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005; pp. xxii + 295. $85.00 cloth. The performance of magic and conjuring has been around since at least 2600 BCE when the magician Dedi performed a decapitation illusion for King Cheops of Egypt. Yet, even though this type of performance has existed for millennia, the skills and effects …
Visual Delights Two
Reviewed by: Visual Delights Two: Exhibition and Reception Beth A. Kattelman Visual Delights Two: Exhibition and Reception. Edited by Vanessa Toulmin and Simon Popple. Eastleigh, UK: John Libbey Publishing, 2006; pp. vi + 266. $29.95 paper. This collection of essays, drawn from the second Visual Delights Conference held in 2002 at the University of Sheffield, covers an extensive range of topics from the visual and popular culture of the late Vict…
Knowing Fear
Jason Colavito. Jefferson, NC: McFarland , 2008 . This book traces the evolution of the horror genre from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present day, examining the genre's relation to “the role of knowledge” in society. Colavito contends that “horror stories are a way of understanding and ultimately transcending the limits of mind, knowledge, and science through fear” (3). In order to explore this hypothesis, he breaks down the h…
Magic, Monsters, and Movies
This essay examines midnight ghost shows (alternately known as "spook shows," or "spookers") and seeks to reinsert them into theatre history and to posit them as a cultural barometer of the time in which they were popular. Ghost shows were magic shows presented on the stages of America's movie theatres throughout the first half of the twentieth century. A ghost show was usually part of a double-bill with a film, and each built to a special blacko…
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