Introduction: The spectacular modern woman: The status of the woman-object. Part I. The modern scene: The city girl in the metropolitan scene -- The screen-struck girl in the cinematic scene -- The mannequin in the commodity scene. Part II. Modern appearing women: The beauty contestant in the photographic scene -- The "primitive" woman in the late colonial scene -- The flapper in the heterosexual leisure scene. Conclusion: Feminine identity and visual culture.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-329) and index.