Swim Pretty: Aquatic Spectacles and the Performance of Race, Gender, and Nature by Jennifer A. Kokai

Swim Pretty: Aquatic Spectacles and the Performance of Race, Gender, and Nature

Theater in the Americas

Jennifer A. Kokai

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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Drawing on cultural associations with bodies of water, the spectacle of pretty women, and the appeal of the concept of “family-friendly” productions, performative aquatic spectacles portray water as an exotic fantasy environment exploitable for th...

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