Made-Up Asians

Yellowface During the Exclusion Era

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Lee, Esther Kim

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback

282 Seiten

Englisch

Regents of Univ of Mi, Scholarly Publishing Officeerschienen am30.07.2022

Traces the history of yellowface, the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. Using specific case studies from European and US theatre, race science, and early film, Esther Kim Lee traces the development of yellowface in the US context during the Exclusion Era.mehr

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KlappentextTraces the history of yellowface, the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. Using specific case studies from European and US theatre, race science, and early film, Esther Kim Lee traces the development of yellowface in the US context during the Exclusion Era.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-472-05543-2

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

FormatTrade Paperback (USA)

Verlag

Regents of Univ of Mi, Scholarly Publishing Office

Erscheinungsjahr2022

Erscheinungsdatum30.07.2022

Seiten282 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 150 mm, Höhe 226 mm, Dicke 18 mm

Gewicht408 g

Artikel-Nr.58436682

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GenreTV/Film/Musik/Theater

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction - The Persistence of YellowfaceChapter 1 - A Dumb Chinese Slave : The Stage Chinaman and Clown YellowfaceChapter 2 - Chinee by Nature : Physiognomy and Scientific YellowfaceChapter 3 - How to Makeup : Theatrical Makeup Guidebooks and Private YellowfaceChapter 4 - Dainty as Needs Be : The White Actress and Cosmetic YellowfaceChapter 5 - The Oriental Eye : Special Effects Technology and Prosthetic YellowfaceEpilogue - Casting as GatekeepingAppendix - Yellowface Instructions in Theatrical Makeup Guidebooks during the Exclusion EraNotesBibliographyIndexmehr