America's Changing Icons

Constructing Patriotic Women from World War I to the Present

Annessa Ann Babic (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2018
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Verlag)
978-1-68393-134-8 (ISBN)

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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.

America’s Changing Icons is a discursive examination of the female patriotic icon in the United States. This creative and entertaining work examines her use and decline, particularly in the 20th century, with a particular focus on popular culture icons like Lady Columbia, Rosie the Riveter, and Wonder Woman. These fictional creations, used with advertisements; letters; and literature of the eras work together to craft a multi-layered and dynamic portrait of cultural politics, tides, and perceptions about American women, life, and place.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	12.07.2018
Zusatzinfo	8 BW Photos
Verlagsort	Cranbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 239 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-68393-134-3 / 1683931343
ISBN-13	978-1-68393-134-8 / 9781683931348
Zustand	Neuware