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Author Conor, Liz, 1966-

Title The spectacular modern woman : feminine visibility in the 1920s / Liz Conor.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  302.23 C753S    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-329) and index.
Subject Mass media and women -- History -- 20th century.
Women in popular culture -- History -- 20th century.
Visual sociology -- History -- 20th century.
Self-perception in women -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 0253343917 cloth alkaline paper
0253216702 paperback alkaline paper
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