Eric Lott
Love & Theft
- ISBN 13:
- 9780195320558
- author:
- Eric Lott
- format:
- Paperback - Anniv. Ed.
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.5 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, American,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The blackface minstrel show was a complex phenomenon that both reflected and challenged the racial tensions of its time. Born from the appropriation of black culture by white performers, these shows often used black dialect, music, and dance to lampoon and caricature African American life. Eric Lott examines the role of blackface minstrelsy in the years leading up to the Civil War, revealing how it both embodied and disrupted the racial tendencies of its largely white, male audiences. By reading minstrel music, lyrics, jokes, burlesque skits, and illustrations alongside working-class racial ideologies and the sex/gender system, Lott uncovers a dialectic of "love and theft" that drove the blackface minstrel show's transgressive yet exploitative nature. This book sheds light on the intricate relationships between culture, class, and power in America during this period, exposing the minstrel show as a signifier for multiple breaches of social norms.
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