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Puppets speak the unspeakable, revealing racial, gender, and sexual divides.
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Out of Sync
Ventriloquism in Popular Media from Vinyl to TikTok
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232 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
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Summary
Ventriloquism, or the art of “throwing the voice,” has outdated and even unsettling connotations to many, associated with vaudeville and the nefarious talking dolls of so many horror movies. Despite this, ventriloquism remains a popular performance art, filling theaters and concert venues with audiences eager to hear puppets voice what humans, in an increasingly polarized present, want to say but feel they can’t.
In Out of Sync, Sarah Rebecca Kessler explores ventriloquism’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781478039198 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1478039191 |
| Author: | Sarah Rebecca Kessler |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 445g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | A Camera Obscura Book |
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Sarah Rebecca Kessler
Sarah Rebecca Kessler
Sarah Rebecca Kessler is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Southern California.
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