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Staging Intersectionality: Power and Performance in American Cultural Texts, 1855-2019
… early twentieth-century novelist and soprano), Sissieretta Jones (a twentieth-century soprano singer), and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (a contemporary singer-celebrity, songwriter, and producer), this study re-imagines the archive of Black singer-celebrities by centering Black women’s performances …
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Dark Stars of the Evening: Performing African American Citizenship and Identity in Germany, 1890-1920
… stage. In the third chapter, I examine how Sissieretta Jones, often referred to as America's first black superstar, strategically curated her German performance reviews in order to increase her listenership and wages in the United States. In that chapter I also highlight African American …