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UNINA9910795041903321 |
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Autore |
Lefkovitz Aaron E. |
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Titolo |
Transnational cinematic and popular music icons : Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Queen Latifah, 1917-2017 / / Aaron E. Lefkovitz |
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Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (147 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women singers - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Transnational border crossers: Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Queen Latifah -- Lena Horne: black-transnational icon, trailblazer, and stereotype -- Dorothy Dandridge: bronze goddess, tragic mulatto, & transnational film star -- Queen Latifah: racial, gender, sexual, and transnational power broker -- Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Queen Latifah: racial, global gender, sexual, cinematic, and popular music border crossers. |
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"This book explores the films and popular music of Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Queen Latifah, connecting each performer to female black-transnational histories and nonwhite female performers' representational struggles" -- |
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