The Hamilton phenomenon

The Hamilton phenomenon

Wilmington, DE : Vernon Press, 2022.

xxi, 230 p. ; 24 cm.

782.81 N877 2022 MB

(OCoLC)1302575210

Contents: Pt. 1. Strike the set. 1. Dramatizing the American Revolution on the way to Hamilton / Kade Ivy -- 2. Hamilton: an American (psycho) musical: illusion and identity in two American musicals / Kristin Leadbetter -- 3. Hamilton and historical memory: an American musical raises the curtain on historical trauma and decolonization of American identity / Kerry L. Goldmann -- Pt. 2. Don’t be shocked when your history book mentions me. 4. Hamilton and the historical profession / Eric Medlin -- 5. Ladies don’t wear red: gender, class, and fashion in Hamilton / Larissa Knopp -- 6. Reclaiming the narrative: Hamilton as a repertory archive / Kaitlin Tonti -- Pt. 3. "What Is a legacy?" 7. Who tells which story? teaching Hamilton, history, and memory / Shira Lurie -- 8. In the [class]room where it happens”: Hamilton rewrites the American literature course / Katherine L. Curtis and Alison Tracy Hale -- 9. Thinking about "the room where it happens": using place to teach about Alexander Hamilton and early America / Julie Richter -- Epilogue: Hamilton and Disney / Chloe Northrop.|Collection of nine essays; historians find Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton to be much more than the story of America's Founding Fathers modernized with hip-hop music, rap lyrics, and creative casting. Hamilton is about racism, sexism, immigration, and small-versus-big government; the two parts of this book feature different emerging themes, ranging from the meaning of the musical on stage, to how the musical is impacting pedagogy and teaching in the 21st century. The first part places Hamilton in the history of theatrical performances of the American Revolution, compares it with other musicals, and fleshes out the significance of postcolonial studies within theatrical performances. Esteemed scholars and educators provide the basis for the second part with insights on the efficacy, benefits, and pitfalls of teaching using Hamilton.|Includes bibliographical references and index.|L2022M29

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