M Alison Kibler: 2 books
Censoring Racial Ridicule
Irish, Jewish, and African American Struggles over Race and Representation, 1890-1930
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
A drunken Irish maid slips and falls. A greedy Jewish pawnbroker lures his female employee into prostitution. An African American man leers at a white woman. These and other, similar images appeared widely on stages and screens across America during the early twentieth century. In this provocative...
Rank Ladies
Gender and Cultural Hierarchy in American Vaudeville
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005
A disrobing acrobat, a female Hamlet, and a tuba-playing labor activist--all these women come to life in Rank Ladies. In this comprehensive study of women in vaudeville, Alison Kibler reveals how female performers, patrons, and workers shaped the rise and fall of the most popular live entertainment...