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Spectacle of Deformity

- Freak Shows and Modern British Culture

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In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520257689
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 288
  • Udgivet:
  • 13. oktober 2009
  • Størrelse:
  • 162x234x22 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 534 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 11. december 2024
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In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference.

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