03832nam 2200757Ia 450 991045461960332120200520144314.00-8166-6626-1(CKB)1000000000723040(EBL)433197(OCoLC)318218376(SSID)ssj0000252326(PQKBManifestationID)11203403(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252326(PQKBWorkID)10181041(PQKB)10470233(MiAaPQ)EBC433197(MdBmJHUP)muse39862(Au-PeEL)EBL433197(CaPaEBR)ebr10277749(CaONFJC)MIL526155(EXLCZ)99100000000072304020080409d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStreet scenes[electronic resource] staging the self in immigrant New York, 1880-1924 /Esther RomeynMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20081 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4522-1 0-8166-4521-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-261) and index.pt. 1. The city as theater : performativity and urban space -- The epistemology of the city -- Detecting, acting, and the hierarchy of the social body -- Crossing the Bowery : female slumming and the theater of urban space -- Eros and Americanization : the rise of David Levinsky, or the etiquette of race and sex -- pt. 2. Stages of identity : performing ethnic subjects -- Juggling identities : the case of an Italian American clown -- My other/my self : impersonation and the rehearsal of otherness -- The truth of racial signs : civilizing the Jewish comic -- Blackface, Jewface, whiteface : racial impersonation revisited.The turn of the twentieth century in New York City was characterized by radical transformation as the advent of consumer capitalism confronted established social hierarchies, culture, and conceptions of selfhood. The popular stage existed in a symbiotic relationship with the city and uniquely captured the contested terms of immigrant identity of the time. Street Scenes focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theater and blackface comedy, Esther Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and maCity and town lifeNew York (State)New YorkHistoryEthnicityNew York (State)New YorkHistoryImmigrantsNew York (State)New YorkIntellectual lifeImmigrantsNew York (State)New YorkSocial conditionsMinoritiesNew York (State)New YorkIntellectual lifeMinoritiesNew York (State)New YorkSocial conditionsPerforming artsSocial aspectsNew York (State)New YorkHistorySelfNew York (State)New YorkHistoryNew York (N.Y.)Ethnic relationsNew York (N.Y.)Intellectual lifeElectronic books.City and town lifeHistory.EthnicityHistory.ImmigrantsIntellectual life.ImmigrantsSocial conditions.MinoritiesIntellectual life.MinoritiesSocial conditions.Performing artsSocial aspectsHistory.SelfHistory.305.8009747/10903792.097471Romeyn Esther894464MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454619603321Street scenes1998205UNINA