Why we should all run away with the circus | Betsy Golden Kellem | TEDxSarasota

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Step right up for a fascinating look at what the circus can teach us about identity, reinvention, and breaking society’s expectations. Entertainment historian Betsy Golden Kellem explores the surprising cultural impact of the nineteenth century circus and why “running away with the circus” may be more relevant than ever. #TEDxSarasota Betsy Golden Kellem is a scholar of the unusual. She is the author of Jumping Through Hoops: Performing Gender in the Nineteenth Century Circus, and her entertainment history work has appeared in venues including The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, The Public Domain Review, Smithsonian, Atlas Obscura, and Slate. Betsy is an Emmy and Telly award winner for her Showman’s Shorts video series on P. T. Barnum and writes on pop culture for JSTOR Daily and history.com. If you ask nicely, she will juggle knives for you. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at

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