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Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City
Title statement Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City [electronic resource] / by Barry Spunt. Publication New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. Phys.des. VII, 191 p. online resource. ISBN 9781137599728 Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Mainstream Actors -- 3. Non-Mainstream Actors -- 4. Films (and Plays) -- 5. Comedians -- 6. Conclusion. Notes to Availability Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Another responsib. SpringerLink (Online service) Subj. Headings Social sciences. * Motion pictures - United States. * Sociology, Urban. * Self. * Identity (Psychology). Form, Genre elektronické knihy electronic books Country Spojené státy americké Language angličtina Document kind Electronic books URL Plný text pro studenty a zaměstnance UPOL book
This book focuses on New York City-based actors and comedians who are self-acknowledged heroin users. Barry Spunt examines a number of hypotheses about the reasons why actors and comedians use heroin as well as the impact of heroin on performance, creativity, and career trajectory. A primary concern of the book is the role that subculture and identity play in helping us to understand the heroin use of these entertainers. Spunt captures the voices of actors and comedians through narrative accounts from a variety of secondary sources. He also examines how New York-based films about heroin relate to the major themes of his research.
1. Introduction -- 2. Mainstream Actors -- 3. Non-Mainstream Actors -- 4. Films (and Plays) -- 5. Comedians -- 6. Conclusion.
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