Performing Dissent: Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson before HUAC (1955-1956)

In this paper, I argue that the testimonies delivered by Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) shed light on how left-wing artists performed their radical identities in response to allegations of un-Americanism during the height of McCarthyism. Situati...

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Main Author: Jodie Childers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2021-12-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/17937