Blackface carnival ensembles in Buenos Aires, 1865-1909: inventory and description

 

Tallennettuna:
Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijä: Adamovsky, Ezequiel
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2023
Kuvaus:This paper presents a critical and descriptive inventory of the ensembles of white people in blackface that took part in the carnival of Buenos Aires between 1865 and 1909. On a reliable list thus established, the paper offers a description of their main characteristics and types of performance. The description of ensembles includes data on gender, costumes and accessories, dances and musical instruments, genre of songs and content of their lyrics. Following the name of each ensemble in the final listings, whenever possible, we include information on size, period of existence and name of members and authorities. This piece proves that there was a visible change in social background of participants in this sort of ensembles and explains the reasons of their abrupt decline after 1894. The Conclusions discuss comparability between blackface in Buenos Aires and in the Anglo-Saxon context and offer some clues on the relationship between whites performing as blacks and the afro-porteño community.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/52726
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/dialogos/article/view/52726
Sanahaku:Carnaval
Argentina
blanquitud
blackface
representación étnica
Carnival
whiteness
ethnic impersonation