The Thrill Makers : Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance.
Jacob. Smith
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (197 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Adventures of the Bridge Jumper -- 2. The Adventures of the Human Fly -- 3. The Adventures of the Lion Tamer -- 4. The Adventures of the Aeronaut -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index.. - Well before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats--jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals--had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. In The Thrill Makers, Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to their spectacular displays of death-defying action before becoming a crucial, yet often invisible, component of Hollywood film stardom. Smith explains how these working-class stunt performers helped shape definitions of American manhood, and pioneered a form of modern media celebrity that now occupies an increasingly prominent place in our contemporary popular culture.
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| ISBN | 9780520952362
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