Spectacle Culture and American Identity 1815–1940 [electronic resource] /
Tenneriello, S.author.
Scenic spectacles collapse the borders of graphic and visual arts, multimedia technology, spectatorship and architecture. Drawing upon various systems of commercial, institutional and public spectacle that intersect with scenic stages of the national landscape, Tenneriello examines how spectacle is entrenched in the formation of national identity.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Setting the Scene; 1 Immersive Scenes: Visual Media, Painted Panoramas, and Landscape Narratives; 2 Moving Scenes: Multimedia Performance along the Mississippi River; 3 Entertainment Scenes: Industrial Strength Brandsof Site-Specific Spectacle; 4 Theme Scenes: Producing Global Strategies on US Exhibition Stages; 5 Instructional Scenes: Heritage Preservation, Commerce, and Museum Dioramas; Epilogue: Visionary Spaces; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scenic spectacles collapse the borders of graphic and visual arts, multimedia technology, spectatorship and architecture. Drawing upon various systems of commercial, institutional and public spectacle that intersect with scenic stages of the national landscape, Tenneriello examines how spectacle is entrenched in the formation of national identity.
Theater—History.
Performing arts.
Civilization—History.
Social history.
Theater.
Cultural studies.
Theatre History.
Performing Arts.
Cultural History.
Social History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Cultural Studies.