Political Animals
Engagements with Imperial and Gender Discourses in Late-Colonial Australian Circuses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4550666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gillian Arrighi (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 609-629 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.0.0117 |
| OpenAlex | W1996867892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
By referring to several wild animal acts presented in Australia in the 1890s at the high-status circuses of Frank Fillis and the FitzGerald Brothers, this essay explores the complex cultural interactions that occurred in the relationship between these major circuses and their late-colonial public. The author matches the circus's wild animal act to nation-building tropes and examines the narratives of identity, patriotism, allegiance, and power that were articulated through these popular and unusual performances
Aesthetics · Allegiance · Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Identity (music · Literature · Narrative · Patriotism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |