Citizenship on Catfish Row Race and Nation in American Popular Culture |
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| Author:
| Harpham, Geoffrey Galt |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64336-328-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.60 |
Book Description:
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Focuses on three seminal works in the history of American culture: the first full-length narrative film, D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation; the first integrated musical, Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern's Showboat; and the first great American opera, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
Focuses on three seminal works in the history of American culture: the first full-length narrative film, D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation; the first integrated musical, Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern's Showboat; and the first great American opera, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.