10.34762/DV75-MG06
Łuksza, Agata
Agata
Łuksza
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-0187
University of Warsaw
Sarabernardyzacja, kwestia żydowska i upadek moralny. O warszawskich fankach Sary Bernhardt
Sarahbernhardtisation, the Jewish Question and [the] Moral Downfall. On the Warsaw Fans of Sarah Bernhardt
Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego we Wrocławiu
2020
ScholarlyArticle
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My article discusses the phenomenon of ‘sarahbernhardtisation’, which occurred in the winter of 1882 in Warsaw as a result of Sarah Bernhardt’s guest performances in one of the city’s theatres. It consisted in imitating the appearance and manner of the French star. I suggest that the sarahbernhardtisation is an example of early fan practice, where fascination with the idol coincided with the need to break the hegemonic model of femininity. I also argue that the anti-Jewish riots that preceded the French actress’s visit to Warsaw were of crucial significance for the social reception of Bernhardt and the wave of fan mimicry inspired by her.
Keywords: female fans, imitation, Sarah Bernhardt, Warsaw, Jews