Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
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Author: Barry Spunt ISBN: 9781137599728
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: July 21, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Barry Spunt
ISBN: 9781137599728
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: July 21, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book focuses on New York City-based actors and comedians who are self-acknowledged heroin users. Barry Spunt examines a number of hypotheses about the reasons why actors and comedians use heroin as well as the impact of heroin on performance, creativity, and career trajectory.  A primary concern of the book is the role that subculture and identity play in helping us to understand the heroin use of these entertainers. Spunt captures the voices of actors and comedians through narrative accounts from a variety of secondary sources. He also examines how New York-based films about heroin relate to the major themes of his research.

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This book focuses on New York City-based actors and comedians who are self-acknowledged heroin users. Barry Spunt examines a number of hypotheses about the reasons why actors and comedians use heroin as well as the impact of heroin on performance, creativity, and career trajectory.  A primary concern of the book is the role that subculture and identity play in helping us to understand the heroin use of these entertainers. Spunt captures the voices of actors and comedians through narrative accounts from a variety of secondary sources. He also examines how New York-based films about heroin relate to the major themes of his research.

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