Exploring the Cultural History of Continental European Freak Shows and 'Enfreakment':

This collection offers cultural historical analyses of enfreakment and freak shows, examining the social construction and spectacular display of wondrous, monstrous, or curious Otherness in the formerly relatively neglected region of Continental Europe. Forgotten stories are uncovered about freak-sh...

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1. Verfasser: Kerchy, Anna
Weitere Verfasser: Zittlau, Andrea
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:This collection offers cultural historical analyses of enfreakment and freak shows, examining the social construction and spectacular display of wondrous, monstrous, or curious Otherness in the formerly relatively neglected region of Continental Europe. Forgotten stories are uncovered about freak-show celebrities, medical specimen, and philosophical fantasies presenting the anatomically unusual in a wide range of sites, including curiosity cabinets, anatomical museums, and traveling circus ac ...
Beschreibung:1 online resource (297 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443846424
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