Roots in the Earth and a Flag in my Hand: Rural Gender Identity in American Musical Theatre

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dc.contributor.advisorMay, Theresa
dc.contributor.authorCuskey, Lusie
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-27T18:33:49Z
dc.date.available2016-10-27T18:33:49Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-27
dc.description.abstractThe integrated musical is a vehicle for the creation and communication of a national identity, created through the use of coded performances of gender and, at times, rural settings conceptualized as essentially “American.” There is, however, little research about the ways in which gender operates in rural settings in musical theatre, or the ways in which rural gender identities are utilized to communicate nationalist ideologies. This thesis seeks to address this gap in research by examining three contemporary American musicals – Carrie, Violet, and The Spitfire Grill – in light of both American musical theatre conventions surrounding gender performance and contemporary theory around gender, rurality, and intersectional rural gender identities. This thesis ultimately suggests that an approach to rural gender in musical theatre grounded in a specific physical and cultural moment and location is best equipped to both honor the narratives of rural communities and propagate appropriately complex narratives of national identity.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/20431
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectAmerican studiesen_US
dc.subjectGender studiesen_US
dc.subjectMusical theateren_US
dc.subjectPerforming artsen_US
dc.subjectRuralityen_US
dc.subjectTheateren_US
dc.titleRoots in the Earth and a Flag in my Hand: Rural Gender Identity in American Musical Theatre
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Theater Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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