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The musical : race, gender and performance / Susan Smith.

By:

Smith, Susan, 1963- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Short cuts (London, England) ; 26.Publisher: London ; New York : Wallflower, 2005Description: 130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1904764371
9781904764373
0914764373
9780914764373

Other title:

Race, gender and performance

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

782.14 22

LOC classification:

ML2054 .S65 2005

Contents:

Race and utopia -- When the woman sings : voice, image, identity.

Summary: "This study explores one of the most popular and successful of genres, yet one that has not fully enjoyed critical recognition to match. Combining a detailed analysis of individual musicals with an in-depth consideration of racial and gender issues, Susan Smith examines the rich interactions that occur between music, performance and narrative, as well as the use of the female voice and the female singer in certain 'Pygmalion'/'Svengali'-style narratives. Films studied include Show Boat (1936, 1951), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Singin' in the Rain (1952), A Star is Born (1954), West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964) and Funny Girl (1968)."--Publisher's description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-128) and index.

Race and utopia -- When the woman sings : voice, image, identity.

"This study explores one of the most popular and successful of genres, yet one that has not fully enjoyed critical recognition to match. Combining a detailed analysis of individual musicals with an in-depth consideration of racial and gender issues, Susan Smith examines the rich interactions that occur between music, performance and narrative, as well as the use of the female voice and the female singer in certain 'Pygmalion'/'Svengali'-style narratives. Films studied include Show Boat (1936, 1951), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Singin' in the Rain (1952), A Star is Born (1954), West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964) and Funny Girl (1968)."--Publisher's description.

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