Vol 9, No 1-2 (2018)

Our thanks to Dr Jonathan Bollen, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of New South Wales for co-editing this issue of Popular Entertainment Studies.

Table of Contents

Valedictory

Vale Victor Emeljanow, Emeritus Professor of Drama, founding editor of Popular Entertainment Studies PDF
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Editorial

Methodologies of the Popular (Editorial) PDF
Gillian Arrighi 3-5

Articles

The Celebrated Circus Tunes: Music and Musicians in an Eighteenth-Century Circus PDF
Kim Baston 6-24
Business as Usual?: The Changing Structure of “the Italian company” During their Scandinavian Tour, 1800–1802 PDF
Ellen Karoline Gjervan 25-43
Inventing the Tramp: The Early Tramp Comic on the Variety Stage PDF
Michelle Granshaw 44-63
Dancing Like a Brazilian: Negotiating Authenticity in Australian Samba Performance PDF
Lillian Jean Shaddick 64-78


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