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Pecchia-Beekum, Annika | Who's got the pants?: breeching distinctions of power in restoration theatre and pre-hays code hollywood | In the 1660s, after the Restoration of Charles II to the throne, female performers acted on stage for the first time, leading to increasingly sexualized female characters and investigations into gender roles. "Breeches" roles, where women cross-dressed, became progressively more popular, with actres... | Cross-dressing - History; Cross-dressing in art; Gender & sexualities in minds & cultures | 2012-05 |
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Weeks, Lily | Chattering humor and crooked habits: disability as metaphor in early modern English drama | This honors thesis project examines representations of disability in early modern English plays. I analyze two little-known plays of the period: Look About You (c. 1600) and The Fair Maid of the Exchange (1607), both anonymous works. Through the characters of Redcap and Cripple, these plays present ... | 2023 |
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