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Performing Nordic White Femininity: Two Swedish Divas in the U.S. in the Nineteenth Century
Stockholm University.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9821-4784
2021 (English)In: Nordic Theatre Studies, ISSN 0904-6380, E-ISSN 2002-3898, Vol. 32, no 2, p. 54-70Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study is an intersectional investigation of how the first two international Swedish superstars, Jenny Lind (1820–1887) and Christina Nilsson (1843–1921), performed gender, race, nationalism, and class during their respective tours of the United States of America in 1850–1852 and 1870–1872. The purpose is to chart early transatlantic performances of Nordic white femininity and Swedishness as well as to discuss the symbolical values and associations that it signaled. I will argue that Lind and Nilsson set out a template of idealized Nordic white femininity in the U.S. and that they contributed to the growing identity and self-awareness of Swedish-Americans.

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Det Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library , 2021. Vol. 32, no 2, p. 54-70
Keywords [en]
Diva, nordic white femininity, performances of Swedishness, race, class, critical whiteness theories, nineteenth century, touring the U.S., Jenny Lind, Christina Nilsson
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Cultural Studies
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Theatre Studies; Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-103908DOI: 10.7146/nts.v32i2.124348ISI: 000614041000005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100907073OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-103908DiVA, id: diva2:1950967
Available from: 2025-04-09 Created: 2025-04-09 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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