1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910808342803321

Autore

Erisman Fred <1937->

Titolo

From birdwomen to skygirls [[electronic resource] ] : American girls' aviation stories / / by Fred Erisman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fort Worth, Tex., : TCU Press, c2009

ISBN

1-283-97204-2

0-87565-480-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

813/.509356

Soggetti

Aeronautics in literature

American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Children's stories, American - History and criticism

Young adult fiction, American - History and criticism

Children's literature in series - History and criticism

Women air pilots in literature

Flight attendants in literature

Women in aeronautics - United States - History

Sex role - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Formula stories and young readers: 1910-1930 -- Birdwomen take to the air: 1905-1915 -- The Earhart era: 1925-1940 -- Amelia's daughters face reality: 1930-1940  -- The stewardess enters the scene: 1930-1945 -- World War II, working women, and aviation: 1940-1960.

Sommario/riassunto

Close on the heels of the American public's early enthusiasm over the airplane came aviation stories for the young. From 1910 until the early 1960's, they exalted flight and painted the airplane as the most modern and adventuresome of machines. Most of the books were directed at boys; however, a substantial number sought a girls' audience. Erisman's account of several aviation series and other aviation books for girls fills a gap in the history and criticism of American popular culture. It examines the stories of girls who took to the sky, of the sources where authors found their in...



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972310703321

Autore

Ascheid Antje

Titolo

Hitler's Heroines : Stardom & Womanhood In Nazi Cinema

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2003

ISBN

9781592138432

1592138438

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Culture And The Moving Image

Disciplina

791.43/658

791.430943

Soggetti

Harvey, Lilian

Leander, Zarah

Motion pictures - Germany - History

National socialism and motion pictures

So ̈derbaum, Kristina

S'oderbaum, Kristina

Women in motion pictures

Motion pictures

Music, Dance, Drama & Film

Film

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Nazi Culture? National Socialism, Stardom, and Female Representation; 2. Kristina Soderbaum: The Myth of Naturalness, Sacrifice, and the ""Reich's Water Corpse""; 3. Lilian Harvey: International Stardom, German Comedy, and the ""Dream Couple""; 4. Diva, Mother, Martyr: The Many Faces of Zarah Leander; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

German film-goers flocked to see musicals and melodramas during the Nazi era. Although the Nazis seemed to require that every aspect of ordinary life advance the fascist project, even the most popular films depicted characters and desires that deviated from the politically correct ideal. Probing into the contradictory images of womanhood that surfaced in these films, Antje Ascheid shows how Nazi heroines



negotiated the gender conflicts that confronted contemporary women.The careers of Kristina Soderbaum, Lilian Harvey, and Zarah Leander speak to the Nazis' need to address and contain the ""wom