Made-Up Asians: Yellowface During the Exclusion Era

Author:   Esther Kim Lee
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
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9780472055432


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   30 July 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Esther Kim Lee
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.151kg
ISBN:  

9780472055432


ISBN 10:   0472055437
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   30 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction – The Persistence of Yellowface Chapter 1 – “A Dumb Chinese Slave”: The Stage Chinaman and Clown Yellowface Chapter 2 - “Chinee by Nature”: Physiognomy and Scientific Yellowface Chapter 3 – “How to Makeup”: Theatrical Makeup Guidebooks and Private Yellowface Chapter 4 - “Dainty as Needs Be”: The White Actress and Cosmetic Yellowface Chapter 5 – “The Oriental Eye”: Special Effects Technology and Prosthetic Yellowface Epilogue – Casting as Gatekeeping Appendix - Yellowface Instructions in Theatrical Makeup Guidebooks during the Exclusion Era Notes Bibliography Index

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“Written for a wide audience from theater aficionados to Asian American performance makers to academics, this timely book illuminates a fascinating archive of make-up conventions derived from instructional manuals and specific case studies from both the stage and the cinema.” —Sean Metzger, University of California, Los Angeles


Written for a wide audience from theater aficionados to Asian American performance makers to academics, this timely book illuminates a fascinating archive of make-up conventions derived from instructional manuals and specific case studies from both the stage and the cinema. --Sean Metzger, University of California, Los Angeles -- Sean Metzger


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Esther Kim Lee is Professor of Theater Studies at Duke University.

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