Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905 (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
Description
Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined.
2014Book
Author(s)Jennifer Mooney
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349564125
LanguageEnglish
