Annessa Ann Babic

America's Changing Icons

Constructing Patriotic Women from World War I to the Present

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Produktbeschreibung

America’s Changing Icons examines nationalism and gendered national roles via the lens of popular culture, to explore the discursive and at times chaotic ways American society interprets itself. This multi layered examination delves into the iconography and role of American women, and their evolution, from World War I to the present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781683931348
• ISBN-10: 1683931343
• Artikelnr.: 50446995

Autorenporträt

Annessa Ann Babicis an adjunct professor and freelance writer in NYC.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Prelude
Introduction
Chapter One: Columbia and the American Girl During World War I
Chapter Two: Wonder Women Fetishes and Fantasies
Chapter Three: Redesigning the 1950s American Woman
Chapter Four: Bra Burning and Other Misdemeanors
Chapter Five: The Gulf Wars and the Changing Light
Images
Selected Bibliography
About the Author