The Victorian origins of the Mannequin Challenge
- Written by Ellen J. Stockstill, Assistant Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University
Even without iPhones, people in the 19th century liked to see how long they could strike a pose and stay frozen.Wikimedia Commons
If you’ve been on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram over the past month, you’ve probably come across a Mannequin Challenge video, in which people strike a frozen pose as Rae Sremmurd’s “Black...