Title Stunts of late nineteenth-century New York : aestheticised precarity, endangered liveness / Kirstin Smith

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations (black and white) Contents Stunts and money : bridge jumping and the Industrial Army -- Stunts, work and walking in circles in the "go-as-you-please" race -- Stunt journalism -- Turning the wheel : bicycle stunts, circulation and derivatives Summary "Stunts of Late Nineteenth Century New York: Aestheticised Precarity, Endangered Liveness examines the emergence of stunts in the media, politics, sport, and art of New York at the turn of the twentieth century. This book investigates stunts in sport, media, and politics, demonstrating how these risky performances tapped into anxieties and fantasies concerning work, freedom, gendered/raced/classed bodies, and the commodification of human life. Its case studies examine bridge jumping, extreme walking contests, stunt journalists such as Nellie Bly, and cycling feats including Annie Londonderry's round-the-world venture. Supported by extensive archival research and performance studies theorisations of precarity, liveness, and surrogation, Smith theorises an under-examined form which is still prevalent in art, politics, and commerce, to show what stunts reveal about value, risk and human life. Suitable for scholars and practitioners across a range of subjects, from performance studies, to gender studies, to media studies, Stunts of Late Nineteenth-Century New York explores how stunts turned everyday precarity into a spectacle"-- Provided by publisher Notes Includes index Kirstin Smith is lecturer in Drama at the University of East Anglia, UK. Her work has appeared in TDR and Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film, and her research examines the intersection of performance, identity and economy Print version record Subject Daredevils -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Stunt performers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Journalism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century Risk-taking (Psychology) PERFORMING ARTS -- General. PERFORMING ARTS -- Acting & Auditioning. Daredevils Journalism Performing arts Risk-taking (Psychology) Stunt performers New York (State) -- New York Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780429031007 0429031009 9780429632273 0429632274 9780429633768 0429633769 9780429630781 0429630786

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