Early African entertainments abroad : from the Hottentot Venus to Africa's first Olympians
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Lindfors Bernth (1938-....) ;
- Editeurs : Madison, Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin Press ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2014
- ISBN : 978-0-299-30164-4, 0-299-30164-8
- Sujets : Africains -- Opinion publique -- Histoire -- Europe, Noirs dans la culture populaire, Racisme dans la culture populaire
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-248 p.), : Ill., couv. ill., 23 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Africa and the diaspora: history, politics, culture
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 221-238. Index
Résumé
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries African and pseudo-African performers were displayed as curiosities throughout Europe and America. Appearing in circuses, ethnographic exhibitions, and traveling shows, these individuals and troupes drew large crowds. As Bernth Lindfors shows, the showmen, impresarios, and even scientists who brought supposedly representative inhabitants of the 'Dark Continent' to a gaping public often selected the performers for their sensational impact. Spotlighting and exaggerating physical, mental, or cultural differences, the resulting displays reinforced pernicious racial stereotypes and left a disturbing legacy.--Provided by publisher