
Irish on the Move by Michelle Granshaw
A little over a century ago, the Irish in America were the targets of intense xenophobic anxiety. Much of that anxiety centered on their mobility, whether that was traveling across the ocean to the U.S., searching for employment in urban centers, mixing with other ethnic groups, or forming communities of their own. Granshaw argues that American variety theatre, a precursor to vaudeville, was a crucial battleground for these anxieties, as it appealed to both the fears and the fantasies that accompanied the rapid economic and social changes of the Gilded Age.
Michelle Granshaw is assistant professor of theatre arts at the University of Pittsburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781609386696 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609386698 |
| Title | Irish on the Move |
| Author | Michelle Granshaw |
| Series | Studies In Theatre History And Culture |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Iowa Press |
| Year published | 2019-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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