1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460156803321

Autore

Chang Natasha V. <1971->

Titolo

The crisis-woman : body politics and the modern woman in fascist Italy / / Natasha V. Chang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4426-2119-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Toronto Italian Studies

Disciplina

305.42094509/043

Soggetti

Fascism and women - Italy - History - 20th century

Women in popular culture - Italy - History - 20th century

Women - Italy - Social conditions - 20th century

Fascism - Italy - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Italy Social conditions 1918-1945

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Who Is the Crisis-Woman? -- 1. The Donna-crisi and the Fashion World: From Revolution to Regulatory Ideal -- 2. Scientific Discourse and the Making of the Donna-crisi -- 3. Esci fuori, mattacchiona!: Satirical Representations of the Donna-crisi -- 4. Ideologies and Economies of Crisis -- Conclusion: The Decline of the Donna-crisi -- Appendixes: Lyrics and Captions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Femininity in the form of the donna-crisi, or “crisis-woman,” was a fixture of fascist propaganda in the early 1930s. A uniquely Italian representation of the modern woman, she was cosmopolitan, dangerously thin, and childless, the antithesis of the fascist feminine ideal – the flashpoint for a range of anxieties that included everything from the changing social roles of urban women to the slippage of stable racial boundaries between the Italian nation and its colonies.Using a rich assortment of scientific, medical, and popular literature,



Natasha V. Chang’s The Crisis-Woman examines the donna-crisi’s position within the gendered body politics of fascist Italy. Challenging analyses of the era which treat modern and transgressive women as points of resistance to fascist power, Chang argues that the crisis-woman was an object of negativity within a gendered narrative of fascist modernity that pitted a sterile and decadent modernity against a healthy and fertile fascist one.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910817057103321

Autore

Field Amanda J.

Titolo

Next Train's Gone! : Will Hay : an alternative view of British National identity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gosport, [England] : , : Chaplin Books, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (29 p.)

Collana

Short Takes Film Studies Series ; ; Book 2

Disciplina

791.430232

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Production and direction

Cinematography

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.

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Next Train's Gone!; Will Hay: An Alternative View of British National Identity; Additional Media; Illustrations; Back Matter; Bibliography; Filmography; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

In the 1930s, British film producers and critics championed the idea of 'quality' pictures - thoughtful, intelligent films that would project a particular and positive view of Britain. The result was to drive a wedge between 'national' cinema (which reflected middle-class values) and 'popular' cinema (which reflected the working-class values of the majority of cinema audiences). 'Popular' became a term of abuse, particularly directed at comedies, whose roots often lay in music-hall.



A very d...