ISBN:
1442626046
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1442648287
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9781442626041
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9781442648289
Language:
English
Pages:
XIII, 299 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Studies in gender and history 42
Series Statement:
Studies in gender and history
DDC:
305.4097109/042
Keywords:
Women in popular culture History 20th century
;
Beauty, Personal Social aspects 20th century
;
History
;
Women Social conditions 20th century
;
Women Economic conditions 20th century
;
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) History 20th century
;
Kanada
;
Frauenbild
;
Mode
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Körperbild
;
Medien
;
Frau
;
Verbraucherverhalten
;
Soziokultureller Wandel
;
Geschichte 1920-1930
Abstract:
With her short skirt, bobbed hair, and penchant for smoking, drinking, dancing, and jazz, the "Modern Girl" was a fixture of 1920s Canadian consumer culture. She appeared in art, film, fashion, and advertising, as well as on the streets of towns from coast to coast. In The Modern Girl, Jane Nicholas argues that this feminine image was central to the creation of what it meant to be modern and female in Canada. Using a wide range of visual and textual evidence, Nicholas illuminates both the frequent public debates about female appearance and the realities of feminine self-presentation. She argues that women played an active and thoughtful role in their embrace of modern consumer culture, even when it was at the risk of serious social, economic, and cultural penalties. The first book to fully examine the "Modern Girl"'s place in Canadian culture, The Modern Girl will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of gender, sexuality, and the body in the modern world. --Provided by publisher
Abstract:
With her short skirt, bobbed hair, and penchant for smoking, drinking, dancing, and jazz, the "Modern Girl" was a fixture of 1920s Canadian consumer culture. She appeared in art, film, fashion, and advertising, as well as on the streets of towns from coast to coast. In The Modern Girl, Jane Nicholas argues that this feminine image was central to the creation of what it meant to be modern and female in Canada. Using a wide range of visual and textual evidence, Nicholas illuminates both the frequent public debates about female appearance and the realities of feminine self-presentation. She argues that women played an active and thoughtful role in their embrace of modern consumer culture, even when it was at the risk of serious social, economic, and cultural penalties. The first book to fully examine the "Modern Girl"'s place in Canadian culture, The Modern Girl will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of gender, sexuality, and the body in the modern world. --Provided by publisher
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Canadian Modern GirlMaking a Modern Girl's Body: Commodities, Performance, and Discipline -- Dear Valerie, Dear Mab: Beauty, Expert Advice, and Modern Magic -- The Girl in the City: Urban Modernity, Race, and Nation -- The Beauty Pageant: Contesting Feminine Modernities -- Modern Art and the Girl: Nude Art and the Feminine Threat -- Modern Girls and Machines: Cars, Projectors, and Publicity -- Conclusion: Losing the Modern Girl.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [265] - 284
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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