A Century in Uniform

Military Women in American Films

Stacy Fowler, Deborah A. Deacon (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7713-2 (ISBN)

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From silents of the early American motion picture era through 21st century films, this book offers a decade-by-decade examination of portrayals of women in the military, juxtaposed with the realities faced by their contemporaries in uniform. A range of genres is explored, along with films created by today's military women about their experiences.

From silents of the early American motion picture era through 21st century films, this book offers a decade-by-decade examination of portrayals of women in the military. The full range of genres is explored, along with films created by today's military women about their experiences.

Laws regarding women in the service are analyzed, along with discussion of the challenges they have faced in the push for full participation and of the changing societal attitudes through the years.

Stacy Fowler is a technical services librarian and tenured professor at St. Mary’s University Law Library in San Antonio. Her scholarly interests include laws pertaining to women in the military and gender inequity in any form. Deborah A. Deacon is an art historian and retired U.S. Navy commander who resides in Arizona. She has published numerous articles and books on women artists and war, depictions of military women in film and comics, and Japanese anime and manga

Table of Contents

List of Acronyms

Preface

Introduction

One. The Early Days: 1910–1939

Two. You Can Do It! The 1940s

Three. Now What? The 1950s

Four. The Times They Are Changing: 1960s and 1970s

Five. Great Expectations: The 1980s

Six. Wish Fulfillment—Almost: The 1990s

Seven. All That You Can Be: The 2000s

Eight. Shattering the Camouflage Ceiling: The 2010s

Conclusion

Appendix A: Filmography by Year

Appendix B: By the Numbers

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.12.2019
Zusatzinfo	77 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	413 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4766-7713-1 / 1476677131
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7713-2 / 9781476677132
Zustand	Neuware