This groundbreaking volume of critical essays about popular entertainments brings together the work of eighteen established, emerging, and independent scholars

Today, vaudeville is imagined as a parade of slapstick comedians, blackface shouters, coyly revealed knees, and second-rate acrobats. But vaudeville was also Am

First published in 1985. Dickens was a vigorous champion of the right of all men and women to carefree amusements and dedicated himself to the creation of imagi

This new book offers an insightful guide into the complex tapestry of global entertainment media markets. It features analyses and case studies from leading int

At the turn of the century, German popular entertainment was a realm of unprecedented opportunity for Jewish performers. This study explores the terms of their