The Resource The Josephine Baker critical reader : selected writings on the entertainer and activist, edited by Mae G. Henderson and Charlene B. Regester
The Josephine Baker critical reader : selected writings on the entertainer and activist, edited by Mae G. Henderson and Charlene B. Regester
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The item The Josephine Baker critical reader : selected writings on the entertainer and activist, edited by Mae G. Henderson and Charlene B. Regester represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- Star of stage and screen, cultural ambassador, civil rights and political activist--Josephine Baker was defined by the various public roles that made her 50-year career an exemplar of postmodern identity. Her legacy continues to influence modern culture more than 40 years after her death. This new collection of essays interprets Baker's life in the context of modernism, feminism, race, gender and sexuality. The contributors focus on various aspects of her life and career, including her performances and public reception, civil rights efforts, the architecture of her unbuilt house, and her modern-day "afterlife"--back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 370 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: Reception and perception in the transatlantic imaginary
- Part II: Modernism, primitivism, and embodied performance
- Part III: Filmic fictions and narrative desire
- Part IV: The architectural imaginary
- Part V: Staging civil rights and human rights globally
- Isbn
- 9781476665818
- Label
- The Josephine Baker critical reader : selected writings on the entertainer and activist
- Title
- The Josephine Baker critical reader
- Title remainder
- selected writings on the entertainer and activist
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Mae G. Henderson and Charlene B. Regester
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Star of stage and screen, cultural ambassador, civil rights and political activist--Josephine Baker was defined by the various public roles that made her 50-year career an exemplar of postmodern identity. Her legacy continues to influence modern culture more than 40 years after her death. This new collection of essays interprets Baker's life in the context of modernism, feminism, race, gender and sexuality. The contributors focus on various aspects of her life and career, including her performances and public reception, civil rights efforts, the architecture of her unbuilt house, and her modern-day "afterlife"--back cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 792.8092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Henderson, Mae
- Regester, Charlene B.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Baker, Josephine
- Dancers
- African American dancers
- African American entertainers
- Political activists
- Label
- The Josephine Baker critical reader : selected writings on the entertainer and activist, edited by Mae G. Henderson and Charlene B. Regester
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Reception and perception in the transatlantic imaginary -- Part II: Modernism, primitivism, and embodied performance -- Part III: Filmic fictions and narrative desire -- Part IV: The architectural imaginary -- Part V: Staging civil rights and human rights globally
- Control code
- ocn952390196
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- viii, 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476665818
- Lccn
- 2017002834
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The Josephine Baker critical reader : selected writings on the entertainer and activist, edited by Mae G. Henderson and Charlene B. Regester
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Reception and perception in the transatlantic imaginary -- Part II: Modernism, primitivism, and embodied performance -- Part III: Filmic fictions and narrative desire -- Part IV: The architectural imaginary -- Part V: Staging civil rights and human rights globally
- Control code
- ocn952390196
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- viii, 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476665818
- Lccn
- 2017002834
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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