Spectacle Lynching and Textual Responses

The spectacle lynchings of the early 20th century performed a ritual that assigned roles and distributed racial identities in American society. Representation was an essential component of the ritual, ensuring its diffusion in the images and narratives produced in response to the events. Beginning w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wendy Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 2017-09-01
Series:Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/10493