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Introduction: a drop of water
The 1939 New York World's Fair: mermaids obscene and glamorous
Weeki wachee girls and buccaneer boys: the evolution of gender in aquatic spectacles
Swine dives: the impact of novelty and commerce on aquatic spectacles
The deaths of mermaids and whales: the extremity of the aesthetics of descension
Conclusion: singing mollusks and dancing belugas.
The 1939 New York World's Fair: mermaids obscene and glamorous
Weeki wachee girls and buccaneer boys: the evolution of gender in aquatic spectacles
Swine dives: the impact of novelty and commerce on aquatic spectacles
The deaths of mermaids and whales: the extremity of the aesthetics of descension
Conclusion: singing mollusks and dancing belugas.