Lines of Activity Free

Author: Shannon Jackson
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0472111124

Lines of Activity: Performance, Historiography, Hull-House Domesticity

Lines of Activity investigates the cultural life of the Hull-House Settlement of Chicago, one of the most significant reform institutions of the Progressive Era, from its founding in 1889 through its growth into a major social service institution. Download Lines of Activity: Performance, Historiography, Hull-House Domesticity from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. The study focuses specifically on the role of performance--not only theatrical representation, but also athletics, children's games, story-telling, festivals, living museums, and the practices of everyday life--to demonstrate how such cultural rituals could propel social activism at Hull-House and paradoxically serve as vehicles for both cultural expression and cultural assimilation.
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