1st Edition
The Irish and the Origins of American Popular Culture
By Christopher Dowd
Copyright 2018
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
226 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on the intersection between the assimilation of the Irish into American life and the emergence of an American popular culture, which took place at the same historical moment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During this period, the Irish in America underwent a period of radical change. Initially existing as a marginalized, urban-dwelling, immigrant community largely... Read more
Introduction 1. Setting the Stage: Minstrelsy, Vaudeville, Circuses, and Other Entertainments 2. Heavyweights, Sluggers, and Medalists: The Irish in American Sports 3. The Weird Tales, Spicy Detectives, and Startling Stories of Irish America: Pulp Magazines 4. The Famous and the Notorious: Irish-American Celebrities 5. Irish in the Panels and Gutters: Comic Strips. Afterword
Biography
Christopher Dowd is Associate Professor and Department Chair of English at the University of New Haven.
