Freak Show Legacies
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Freak Show Legacies
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Author : Gary S. Cross
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-06
Freak Show Legacies written by Gary S. Cross and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-06 with History categories.
Society has long been fascinated with the freakish, shocking and strange. In this book Gary Cross shows how freakish elements have been embedded in modern popular culture over the course of the 20th century despite the evident disenchantment with this once widespread cultural outlet. Exploring how the spectacle of freakishness conflicted with genteel culture, he shows how the condemnation of the freak show by middle-class America led to a transformation and merging of genteel and freak culture through the cute, the camp and the creepy. Though the carnival and circus freak was marginalised by the 1960s and had largely disappeared by the 1980s, forms of freakish culture survived and today appear in reality TV, horror movies, dark comedies and the popularity of tattoos. Freak Show Legacies will focus less on the individual 'freak' as 'the other' in society, and more on the audience for the freakish and the transformation of wonder, sensibility and sensitivity that this phenomenon entailed. It will use the phenomenon of 'the freak' to understand the transformation of American popular culture across the 20th century, identify elements of 'the freak' in popular culture both past and present, and ask how it has prevailed despite its apparent unpopularity.
Freak Show Legacies
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Author : Gary S. Cross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Freak Show Legacies written by Gary S. Cross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Electronic books categories.
"Society has long been fascinated with the freakish, shocking and strange. In this book Gary Cross shows how freakish elements have been embedded in modern popular culture over the course of the 20th century despite the evident disenchantment with this once widespread cultural outlet. Exploring how the spectacle of freakishness conflicted with genteel culture, he shows how the condemnation of the freak show by middle-class America led to a transformation and merging of genteel and freak culture through the cute, the camp and the creepy. Though the carnival and circus freak was marginalised by the 1960s and had largely disappeared by the 1980s, forms of freakish culture survived and today appear in reality TV, fast-paced movies, dark comedies and the popularity of tattoos. Legacies of the Irrepressible Freak will focus less on the individual 'freak' as 'the other' in society, and more on the audience for the freakish and the transformation of wonder, sensibility and sensitivity that this phenomenon entailed. It will use the phenomenon of 'the freak' to understand the transformation of American popular culture across the 20th century, identify elements of 'the freak' in popular culture both past and present, and ask how it has prevailed despite its apparent unpopularity"--
Freaks Family Legacies
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Author : Lashell Collins
language : en
Publisher: Lashell Collins
Release Date :
Freaks Family Legacies written by Lashell Collins and has been published by Lashell Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
Detective Isaac Taylor has a new lease on life. He’s found love with the woman of his dreams and he’s learning how to control the strange psychic power within him. Well, maybe control is the wrong word, but at least he’s not running from it any longer. Sidney Fairchild is slowly putting the pieces of her shattered life back together. But what’s a girl supposed to do when she’s not certain who she is anymore? She’s found a love that she’s determined to hold on to, but figuring out her purpose is proving to be a bigger struggle. When a new case suddenly puts one of Isaac’s siblings in jeopardy, and long-buried family secrets come to light, Isaac and Sidney must work together to get to the truth. But will their efforts be enough, or will their broken family legacies destroy them all?
Legacies
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Author : Steven D. Lubar
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 2001
Legacies written by Steven D. Lubar and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
In this lavishly illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Steven Lubar and Kathleen M. Kendrick tell the stories behind more than 250 of the museum's treasures, many of them never before photographed for publication. These stories not only reveal what America as a nation has decided to save and why but also speak to changing visions of national identity.
Reports Of Cases Adjudged And Determined In The Supreme Court Of Judicature And Court For The Trial Of Impeachments And Correction Of Errors Of The State Of New York
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Author : New York (State). Supreme Court
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Reports Of Cases Adjudged And Determined In The Supreme Court Of Judicature And Court For The Trial Of Impeachments And Correction Of Errors Of The State Of New York written by New York (State). Supreme Court and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Law reports, digests, etc categories.
Free Time
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Author : Gary S. Cross
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2024-02-13
Free Time written by Gary S. Cross and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-13 with History categories.
The history of leisure time, from the earliest societies to the work-from-home era Free time, one of life’s most precious things, often feels unfulfilling. But why? And how did leisure activities transition from strolling in the park for hours to “doomscrolling” on social media for thirty minutes? Today, despite the promise of modern industrialization, many people experience both a scarcity of free time and a disappointment in it. Free Time offers a broad historical explanation of why our affluent society does not afford more time away from work and why that time is often unsatisfying. Gary S. Cross explores the cultural, social, economic, and political history, especially of the past 250 years to understand the roots of our conceptions of free time and its use. By the end of the nineteenth century, a common expectation was that industrial innovations would lead to a progressive reduction of work time and a subsequent rise in free time devoted to self-development and social engagement. However, despite significant changes in the early twentieth century, both goals were frustrated, thus leading to the contemporary dilemma. Cross touches on leisure of all kinds, from peasant festivals and aristocratic pleasure gardens to amusement parks, movie theaters and organized sports to internet surfing, and even the use of alcohol and drugs. This wide-ranging cultural and social history explores the industrial-era origins of our modern obsession with work and productivity, but also the historical efforts to liberate time from work and cultivate free time for culture. Insightful and informative, this book is sure to help you make sense of your own relationship to free time.
The Way To Win
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Author : Mark Halperin
language : en
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Release Date : 2006
The Way To Win written by Mark Halperin and has been published by Random House (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Presidents categories.
Revealing how the White House will be won in 2008, two of the country's most accomplished political reporters explain what separates the victors from the victims in the unforgiving environment of modern presidential campaigns.
Legacies
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Author : F. Paul Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1998
Legacies written by F. Paul Wilson and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Fiction categories.
Dr. Alicia Clayton has inherited a house but her step-brother wants it. Investigating a series of violent deaths, Jack discovers that the house holds a key to international power.
Freak Show
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Author : F. Paul Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Freak Show written by F. Paul Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
A collection of horror tales features the work of Brad Strickland, Gregory Nicoll, Rex Miller, Nancy Kilpatrick, Scott A. Cupp, Kathryn Ptacek, Douglas Borton, Morgan Fields, Richard Lee Byers, and others. Original.
The Mystery Of Their Union
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Author : Cynthia Wu (writer on American culture.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Mystery Of Their Union written by Cynthia Wu (writer on American culture.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.