Street Scenes
Staging the Self in Immigrant New York, 1880–1924
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19973078 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther Romeyn (0000-0003-0961-9080, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Pages | 273 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Street scenes (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| OpenAlex | W2620536401 |
| Open Library | OL16774541M |
| ISBN | 9780816645213 |
| Language | EN |
'Street Scenes' focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theatre and blackface comedy, Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and masquerade as gestures of cultural translation
Archaeology · Immigration · Asian American and Pacific Histories · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · City and town life · Ethnic relations · Ethnicity · Immigrants · Intellectual life · Minorities · New York · New York (State) · Performing Arts · Self · Social aspects · Social aspects of Performing arts · Social conditions · united states
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |