Circus bodies cultural identity in aerial performance /
Tait, Peta, 1953-
Circus bodies cultural identity in aerial performance / [electronic resource] : Peta Tait. - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 187 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-178) and index.
Introduction : aerial bodies -- Graceful manliness, unfeminine maidens, and erotic gods -- Unnatural acts, female strongmen -- Cross-dressing and female muscular drag -- Gender competition, camp spectacles, and impossible machismo -- Androgyny to queer violence : Cirque du Soleil, Archaos and Circus Oz -- Ecstasy and visceral flesh in motion.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
GBA538010 bnb
Uk
Acrobatics--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
GV552 / .T34 2005
796.47
Circus bodies cultural identity in aerial performance / [electronic resource] : Peta Tait. - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 187 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-178) and index.
Introduction : aerial bodies -- Graceful manliness, unfeminine maidens, and erotic gods -- Unnatural acts, female strongmen -- Cross-dressing and female muscular drag -- Gender competition, camp spectacles, and impossible machismo -- Androgyny to queer violence : Cirque du Soleil, Archaos and Circus Oz -- Ecstasy and visceral flesh in motion.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
GBA538010 bnb
Uk
Acrobatics--Social aspects.
Electronic books.
GV552 / .T34 2005
796.47