Locating “Dixie” in Newspaper Discourse and Theatrical Performance in Toronto, 1880s to 1920s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8895512 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Thompson (0000-0003-3046-8619, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-225 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-7720 • E-ISSN: 1710-114X |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cras.2017.032 |
| OpenAlex | W2792799230 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
Between the 1880s and 1920s, American blackface theatre created “Dixie,” a region and myth that purposefully linked the nation’s frenetic modernity to remembering a “simpler” antebellum past. This article explores how Dixie was reproduced in newspaper discourse and blackface performance at the theatre and local amusements in Toronto
Art · Art history · Blackface · Hollywood · Literature · Media studies · Modernity · Mythology · Newspaper · Political science · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · History · Law
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |