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Freak show legacies : how the cute, camp and creepy shaped modern popular culture

Cross, Gary S.
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

Society has long been fascinated with the freakish, shocking and strange. In this book Gary Cross shows how freakish elements have been embedded in modern popular culture over the course of the 20th century despite the evident disenchantment with this once widespread cultural outlet. Exploring how the spectacle of freakishness conflicted with genteel culture, he shows how the condemnation of the freak show by middle-class America led to a transformation and merging of genteel and freak culture through the cute, the camp and the creepy. Though the carnival and circus freak was marginalised by the 1960s and had largely disappeared by the 1980s, forms of freakish culture survived and today appear in reality TV, fast-paced movies, dark comedies and the popularity of tattoos. Legacies of the Irrepressible Freak will focus less on the individual 'freak' as 'the other' in society, and more on the audience for the freakish and the transformation of wonder, sensibility and sensitivity that this phenomenon entailed. It will use the phenomenon of 'the freak' to understand the transformation of American popular culture across the 20th century, identify elements of 'the freak' in popular culture both past and present, and ask how it has prevailed despite its apparent unpopularit

Society has long been fascinated with the freakish, shocking and strange. In this book Gary Cross shows how freakish elements have been embedded in modern popular culture over the course of the 20th century despite the evident disenchantment with this once widespread cultural outlet. Exploring how the spectacle of freakishness conflicted with genteel culture, he shows how the condemnation of the freak show by middle-class America led to a ...

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Place au cirque !

Pointe-à-Callière, musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal
Montréal : Pointe-à-Callière, musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal, 2020

Voici la splendide publication de l’exposition « Place au cirque! » présentée du 13 octobre 2021 au 6 mars 2022 au Musée Pointe-à-Callière qui propose une fabuleuse aventure à travers l’histoire des arts du cirque d’hier et d’aujourd’hui au Québec. Cette passionnante incursion dévoile page après page un sensible hommage aux familles et compagnies de cirque qui ont bâti les esthétiques uniques des arts du cirque québécois qui a conquis les cœurs des spectateurs à travers le monde.

Voici la splendide publication de l’exposition « Place au cirque! » présentée du 13 octobre 2021 au 6 mars 2022 au Musée Pointe-à-Callière qui propose une fabuleuse aventure à travers l’histoire des arts du cirque d’hier et d’aujourd’hui au Québec. Cette passionnante incursion dévoile page après page un sensible hommage aux familles et compagnies de cirque qui ont bâti les esthétiques uniques des arts du cirque québécois qui a conquis les cœurs ...

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The wonders : the extraordinary performers who transformed the Victorian age

Woolf, John
New York : First Pegasus books , 2019

A radical new history that rediscovers the remarkable freak performers whose talents and charisma helped define an era.

On March 23, 1844, General Tom Thumb, just 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed low to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this meeting marked a tipping point in the nineteenth century, and the age of the freak was born.

Bewitching all levels of society, it was a world of curiosities and astonishing spectacle—of dwarfs, giants, bearded ladies, Siamese twins, and swaggering showmen. But the real stories—human dramas that so often eclipsed the fantasy presented on the stage—of the performing men, women and children, have been forgotten or marginalized in the histories of the very people who exploited them.

In this richly evocative account, John Woolf uses a wealth of recently discovered material to bring to life the sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant, always extraordinary stories of people who used their (dis)abilities and difference to become some of the first international celebrities.

Through their lives we discover afresh some of the great transformations of the age: the birth of show business, of celebrity, of advertising, and of “alternative facts” while also exploring the tensions between the power of fame, the impact of exploitation, and our fascination with “otherness.”

A radical new history that rediscovers the remarkable freak performers whose talents and charisma helped define an era.

On March 23, 1844, General Tom Thumb, just 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed low to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this meeting marked a tipping point in the nineteenth century, and the age of the freak was born.

Bewitching all levels of society, it was a world of ...

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Eso no estaba en mi libro de historia del circo

Ramos, Javier
Córdoba : Almuraza, 2018

"¡Señores y señoras!, ¡Damas y caballeros! ¡El mayor espectáculo del mundo ha llegado a su ciudad! Estas palabras son el preámbulo de la aparición de algo mágico, que despierta nuestro más tierno recuerdo. Existen pocas disciplinas que susciten en el espectador sentimientos tan universales como los de la risa, la admiración, la angustia, el suspenso, la alegría, el asombro, el miedo, el romance, la luz o la oscuridad. Todo eso... es el circo. Al igual que la música, la pintura o el teatro, el espectáculo circense surge de una necesidad de expresión del ser humano que trasciende los límites, explora el riesgo, la superación personal y las emociones.

"¡Señores y señoras!, ¡Damas y caballeros! ¡El mayor espectáculo del mundo ha llegado a su ciudad! Estas palabras son el preámbulo de la aparición de algo mágico, que despierta nuestro más tierno recuerdo. Existen pocas disciplinas que susciten en el espectador sentimientos tan universales como los de la risa, la admiración, la angustia, el suspenso, la alegría, el asombro, el miedo, el romance, la luz o la oscuridad. Todo eso... es el circo. Al ...

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Canadian carnival freaks and the extraordinary body : 1900-1970s

Nicholas, Jane
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018

In 1973, a five year old girl known as Pookie was exhibited as "The Monkey Girl" at the Canadian National Exhibition. Pookie was the last of a number of children exhibited as 'freaks' in twentieth-century Canada.

Jane Nicholas takes us on a search for answers about how and why the freak show persisted into the 1970s. In Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900–1970s, Nicholas offers a sophisticated analysis of the place of the freak show in twentieth-century culture. Freak shows survived and thrived because of their flexible business model, government support, and by mobilizing cultural and medical ideas of the body and normalcy. This book is the first full length study of the freak show in Canada and is a significant contribution to our understanding of the history of Canadian popular culture, attitudes toward children, and the social construction of able-bodiness. Based on an impressive research foundation, the book will be of particular interest to anyone interested in the history of disability, the history of childhood, and the history of consumer culture. [editor summary]

In 1973, a five year old girl known as Pookie was exhibited as "The Monkey Girl" at the Canadian National Exhibition. Pookie was the last of a number of children exhibited as 'freaks' in twentieth-century Canada.

Jane Nicholas takes us on a search for answers about how and why the freak show persisted into the 1970s. In Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900–1970s, Nicholas offers a sophisticated analysis of the place of the ...

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Circus mania : the ultimate book for anyone who ever dreamed of running away with the circus

McPherson, Douglas
Londres, Angleterre : Peter Owen Publishers, 2017

Two hundred and fifty years after Philip Astley invented the circus it has never been more diverse and captivating, the global success of the spectacular Cirque du Soleil just one testament to its enduring and universal appeal. In Britain alone there are traditional family circuses for kids and arty shows for adults, circuses in tents and circuses in theatres, circuses with animals and circuses without, the Circus of Horrors for clubbers, the comedy-based Circus Hilarious and cabaret-style hybrids on the burlesque circuit - and this form of entertainment is popular around the world.

What all circuses have in common are the extraordinary skills, dedication and lifestyle of those involved - a unique strain of performers who blend the discipline of sports stars with the razzmatazz of showbiz; itinerant entertainers who have often had circus blood in their families for generations; world-class gymnasts who risk death twice daily, serve on the tea stand in between shows and help take down the big top afterwards.

Circus Mania is a journey into this unique world, each chapter an access-all-areas pass to a different circus, talking to the trapeze flyers, clowns, animal trainers and showmen about their lives, work and customs and offering insight into the development of this traditional entertainment from the earliest times.[editor summary]

Two hundred and fifty years after Philip Astley invented the circus it has never been more diverse and captivating, the global success of the spectacular Cirque du Soleil just one testament to its enduring and universal appeal. In Britain alone there are traditional family circuses for kids and arty shows for adults, circuses in tents and circuses in theatres, circuses with animals and circuses without, the Circus of Horrors for clubbers, the ...

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Nains, hercules & géants : humanités prises par la taille

Ribouillault, Claude
Arles : Rouergue, 2016

Fous des princes, nains circassiens, crétins des sommets, hercules de pacotille et colosses authentiques croisent leurs démesures dans cet imagier qui nous jette littéralement aux yeux la diversité de nos humanités et questionne la puissance et la persistance des stéréotypes. [source éditeur]

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The tattooed lady : a history

Osterud, Amelia Klem
2014

Living in a time when it was scandalous even to show a bit of ankle, a small number of courageous women covered their bodies in tattoos and traveled the country, performing nearly nude on carnival stages. These gutsy women spun amazing stories for captivated audiences about abductions and forced tattooing at the hands of savages, but little has been shared of their real lives. Though they spawned a cultural movement-almost a quarter of Americans now have tattoos-these women have largely faded into history. The Tattooed Lady uncovers the true stories behind these women, bringing them out of the sideshow realm and into their working class realities. Combining thorough research with more than a hundred historical photos, this updated second edition explores tattoo origins, women's history, circus lore, and includes even more personal and professional details from modern tattooed ladies. A fascinating read, The Tattooed Lady pays tribute to a group of unique and amazing women whose legacy lives on. [editor summary]

Living in a time when it was scandalous even to show a bit of ankle, a small number of courageous women covered their bodies in tattoos and traveled the country, performing nearly nude on carnival stages. These gutsy women spun amazing stories for captivated audiences about abductions and forced tattooing at the hands of savages, but little has been shared of their real lives. Though they spawned a cultural movement-almost a quarter of Americans ...

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The greatest shows on earth

Simon, Linda
London : Reaktion Books, 2014

Traveling back to the circus’s early days, Linda Simon takes us to eighteenth-century hippodromes in Great Britain and intimate one-ring circuses in nineteenth-century Paris, where Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso became enchanted with aerialists and clowns. She introduces us to P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the enterprising Ringling Brothers and reveals how they created the golden age of American circuses. Moving forward to the whimsical Circus Oz in Australia and to New York City’s Big Apple Circus and the grand spectacle of Cirque du Soleil, she shows how the circus has transformed in recent years. At the center of the story are the people—trick riders and tightrope walkers, sword swallowers and animal trainers, contortionists and clowns—that created the sensational, raucous, and sometimes titillating world of the circus. [editor summary]

Traveling back to the circus’s early days, Linda Simon takes us to eighteenth-century hippodromes in Great Britain and intimate one-ring circuses in nineteenth-century Paris, where Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso became enchanted with aerialists and clowns. She introduces us to P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the enterprising Ringling Brothers and reveals how they created the golden age of American circuses. Moving forward to the whimsical Circus ...

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Black & Persons of Color Freak Show & Circus Performers of The Past

Blue II, Al W.
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform , 2014

This book takes a look at some of the early black and persons of color freak show and circus performers.I have tried to go back in history as far as possible. based on modern technology. Some of the images are graphic in nature but all are based on actual facts.In some cases there are only old photographs and the name of the performer has been lost in the bowels of history. [editor summary]

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Archives of human prodigies III

Iuliani, Giovanni
Montréal, 2013

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Archives of human prodigies II

Iuliani, Giovanni
Montréal, 2013

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La fabrique des monstres : les États-Unis et le Freak Show 1840-1940

Bogdan, Robert ; Dennehy, Myriam
Paris : Alma éditeur, 2013

Au fil des années 1840, les États-Unis inventèrent le spectacle des freaks - les difformes, les "erreurs de la nature". Cette attraction constituera, cent ans durant, un phénomène de société. Outre les nains, les siamois, les géants, les microcéphales, les obèses, les femmes à barbe et autres "curiosités instructives", on exhibe alors des échantillons de peuples exotiques ou "sauvages", à commencer par les Peaux-Rouges. Les mises en scène varient du musée des horreurs à la parade monstrueuse en passant, cas le plus fréquent, par le "Sideshow", soit l'installation d'une ménagerie humaine à côté d'un cirque. Tel est le spectacle du monde qui voyageait à travers le pays-continent, à l'heure de la Conquête de l'ouest. S'appuyant sur l'essor de la presse et de la photographie, Barnum transformera même les freaks en "people" dont les amours et les mariages passionnent le public. C'est le temps des premiers monstres sacrés. Robert Bogdan s'est plongé dans les archives du Cirque américain pour étudier cette fabrique, son imaginaire et son économie, florissante jusqu'en 1940. Il analyse également sa persistance et la façon dont l'industrie du spectacle en conserve aujourd'hui certaines structures. [résumé de l’éditeur]

Au fil des années 1840, les États-Unis inventèrent le spectacle des freaks - les difformes, les "erreurs de la nature". Cette attraction constituera, cent ans durant, un phénomène de société. Outre les nains, les siamois, les géants, les microcéphales, les obèses, les femmes à barbe et autres "curiosités instructives", on exhibe alors des échantillons de peuples exotiques ou "sauvages", à commencer par les Peaux-Rouges. Les mises en scène ...

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The American circus

Weber, Susan ; Ames, Kenneth L. ; Wittmann, Matthew
New York : Yale University Press, 2012

The circus is a source of nostalgia for Americans of all ages, either from memories of attending P. T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth," or through the colorful evocations in many movies, television programs, and books. Interest in the circus phenomenon is unflagging, yet there have been few publications that look closely at how the circus's European origins were refashioned for an American audience. Lavishly illustrated and carefully researched, this volume explores how American culture, values, demography, and business practices altered the fundamental nature of the European circus, and how, by the end of the 19th century, they had transformed it into a distinctly American pastime.

At the peak of its cultural significance, the circus was a sophisticated combination of theater and business, and made effective use of advertising, train travel, and hyperbole. The subjects in The American Circus reflect this complexity, ranging widely from thematic explorations of circus music and elephants to more closely focused studies of objects such as circus toys, souvenirs, and performers' costumes. The book also explores the dark and even nefarious side of the circus, and its associations with marginalized dimensions of American life and culture. With contributions from leading scholars, this stylishly designed volume aims to identify the salient features of an Americanized cultural product and to analyze its appeal for American audiences.

The circus is a source of nostalgia for Americans of all ages, either from memories of attending P. T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth," or through the colorful evocations in many movies, television programs, and books. Interest in the circus phenomenon is unflagging, yet there have been few publications that look closely at how the circus's European origins were refashioned for an American audience. Lavishly illustrated and carefully ...

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Archives of human prodigies I

Iuliani, Giovanni
Montréal, 2012

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Zoos humains et exhibitions coloniales : 150 ans d'inventions de l'autre

Blanchard, Pascal ; Bancel, Nicolas ; Boëtsche, Gilles ; Deroo, Éric ; Lemaire, Sandrine
Paris : La Découverte, 2011

Les « zoos humains », symboles oubliés de l'histoire contemporaine, ont été totalement refoulés de notre mémoire collective. Ces exhibitions des « sauvages », aussi bien des « exotiques » que des « monstres », ont pourtant été, en Europe, aux États-Unis et au Japon, une étape majeure du passage progressif d'un racisme scientifique à un racisme populaire. Au carrefour du discours savant, des cultures de masse et de l'intérêt des puissances coloniales, ces exhibitions ont touché un peu moins d'un milliard et demi de visiteurs depuis l'exhibition en Europe de la Vénus hottentote, au début du XIXe siècle. Ces exhibitions, peuplées d'êtres difformes et de personnes en provenance des espaces coloniaux d'Afrique, d'Amérique, d'Océanie ou d'Asie, comme appartenant à un univers de l'anormalité, disparaîtront progressivement avec les années 1930, mais elles avaient fait alors leur oeuvre : bâtir deux humanités. Véritable synthèse et de ouvrage de référence sur la question, rassemblant les meilleurs spécialistes internationaux, cette nouvelle édition de Zoos humains. Au temps des exhibitions humaines (La Découverte, 2002) est entièrement refondue et largement complétée. Fruit de plus de dix ans de recherches, elle paraît à l'occasion de l'exposition « Exhibitions. L'invention du sauvage » organisée au musée du Quai Branly à Paris. [résumé de l'éditeur]

Les « zoos humains », symboles oubliés de l'histoire contemporaine, ont été totalement refoulés de notre mémoire collective. Ces exhibitions des « sauvages », aussi bien des « exotiques » que des « monstres », ont pourtant été, en Europe, aux États-Unis et au Japon, une étape majeure du passage progressif d'un racisme scientifique à un racisme populaire. Au carrefour du discours savant, des cultures de masse et de l'intérêt des puissances ...

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Celebrations of Curious Characters

Jay, Ricky
San Francisco : McSweeney's, 2011

Adapted from his popular NPR series "Jay's Journal, Four Minute Yeggs" features one-page anecdotes of mind-bending performers (limbless jugglers, piano-playing parrots, unkempt Londoners) paired with engravings, mezzotints, and broadsheets from the author's remarkable collection. [editor summary]

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Circus mania

McPherson, Douglas
London : Peter Owen Publishers, 2010

The circus has been with us since Roman times, but centuries later, the circus world has never been more diverse and captivating, the global success of Cirque du Soleil testament to its enduring and universal appeal. In Britain alone, there are traditional family circuses for kids and arty cirque-style shows for adults, circuses in tents and circuses in theatres, circuses with animals and circuses without, the Circus of Horrors for clubbers, the comedy-based Circus Hilarious and cabaret-style hybrids on the burlesque circuit. What they all have in common is the extraordinary skills, dedicati.

The circus has been with us since Roman times, but centuries later, the circus world has never been more diverse and captivating, the global success of Cirque du Soleil testament to its enduring and universal appeal. In Britain alone, there are traditional family circuses for kids and arty cirque-style shows for adults, circuses in tents and circuses in theatres, circuses with animals and circuses without, the Circus of Horrors for clubbers, the ...

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Circus and carnival Ballyhoo : sideshow freaks, jaggers and blade box queens

Stencell, A. W.
Toronto : ECW Press, 2010

From Lentini the three-legged man and Siamese twins to equipment caravans and big top architects, this captivating collection lifts the striped curtain to reveal the larger-than-life world of circuses, carnivals, and freak shows in post-World War II America. Copious never-before-seen photographs, in-depth historical research, and insightful interviews with former sideshow employees illustrate the development of the circus sideshow, the roles of key groups—the freaks, working acts, managers, talkers—and the importance of the grift. [editor summary]

From Lentini the three-legged man and Siamese twins to equipment caravans and big top architects, this captivating collection lifts the striped curtain to reveal the larger-than-life world of circuses, carnivals, and freak shows in post-World War II America. Copious never-before-seen photographs, in-depth historical research, and insightful interviews with former sideshow employees illustrate the development of the circus sideshow, the roles of ...

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Victorian freaks : the social context of freakery in Britain

Tromp, Marlene
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 2008

While “freaks” have captivated our imagination since well before the nineteenth century, the Victorians flocked to shows featuring dancing dwarves, bearded ladies, “missing links,” and six-legged sheep. Indeed, this period has been described by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson as the epoch of “consolidation” for freakery: an era of social change, enormously popular freak shows, and taxonomic frenzy. Victorian Freaks: The Social Context of Freakery in Britain, edited by Marlene Tromp, turns to that rich nexus, examining the struggle over definitions of “freakery” and the unstable and sometimes conflicting ways in which freakery was understood and deployed. As the first study centralizing British culture, this collection discusses figures as varied as Joseph Merrick, “The Elephant Man”; Daniel Lambert, “King of the Fat Men”; Julia Pastrana, “The Bear Woman”; and Laloo “The Marvellous Indian Boy” and his embedded, parasitic twin. The Victorian Freaks contributors examine Victorian culture through the lens of freakery, reading the production of the freak against the landscape of capitalist consumption, the medical community, and the politics of empire, sexuality, and art. Collectively, these essays ask how freakery engaged with notions of normalcy and with its Victorian cultural context.

While “freaks” have captivated our imagination since well before the nineteenth century, the Victorians flocked to shows featuring dancing dwarves, bearded ladies, “missing links,” and six-legged sheep. Indeed, this period has been described by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson as the epoch of “consolidation” for freakery: an era of social change, enormously popular freak shows, and taxonomic frenzy. Victorian Freaks: The Social Context of Freakery in ...

Cote : 791.350 942 T851v 2008

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