Seeing the American woman, 1880-1920 : the social impact of the visual media explosion / Katherine H. Adams, Michael L. Keene and Jennifer C. Koella
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Adams, Katherine H., 1954- (författare)
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Keene, Michael L. (författare)
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Koella, Jennifer Campbell (författare)
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6661-0 (softcover alk paper)
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2012
- Engelska vii, 235 p.
Innehållsförteckning
Sammanfattning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Preface -- Public women, public depictions -- Woman as child, child as woman -- The Gibson girl -- The stunt girl -- The (comedic) victim of violence: the constantly -- Imperiled Pauline -- Evil lone dancers: the Salome and her sisters -- Women on scientific display: natives, oddities, and grotesqueries -- A modern amalgam: the political woman -- Conclusion.
- "From 1880 to 1920, the first national visual culture developed in the United States. Exploring both high and low culture, from the circus and film to newspapers and magazines, this volume examines depictions of women at the dawn of "mass media," depictions that would remain influential throughout the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
Ämnesord
- Kvinnor och massmedia, USA (sfit)
- Populärkultur, USA (sfit)
- Women in mass media (LCSH)
- Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century (LCSH)
- Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century (LCSH)
- Visual communication -- United States -- History (LCSH)
- Popular culture -- United States -- 19th century (LCSH)
- Popular culture -- United States -- 20th century (LCSH)
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- Popular culture and the cinema, USA
- Women in films, USA
Klassifikation
- P94.5.W652 (LCC)
- 302.23082/0973 (DDC)
- Bs (kssb/8 (machine generated))
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