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Faith Karlene
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Titolo: |
Madonna, bawdy & soul / / Karlene Faith ; appendix, selected works of Madonna by Frances Wasserlein
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Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997 |
©1997 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
Disciplina: | 782.42166/092 |
Soggetto topico: | Singers - United States |
Motion picture actors and actresses - United States | |
Sex in popular culture | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | WasserleinFrances |
Note generali: | "Appendix: Selected works of Madonna by Frances Wasserlein". |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. Who Is This Madonna? -- 3. Grist for Feminist Thinking -- 4. The Scholar and the Showgirl -- 5. Identity: Sex, Religion, and Difference -- 6. Liberated Sex Crusader? -- 7. A Careening Career -- 8. Role Model? -- 9. Only Madonna Knows -- Postscript -- Appendix: Selected Works of Madonna by Frances Wasserlein -- References -- Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | How do bad girls get away with it? How did Madonna, subject of public outcry for her controversial performances and her book Sex, become a superstar of pop culture and a role model for teenage girls? Why now, as star of Evita and a new mother, is she becoming a mainstream hero?Karlene Faith says that Madonna signifies the times we live in. We are, in a sense, all responsible for who Madonna is. As fans, moral critics, media journalists, or university scholars, we mediate what she means to our society. And Madonna, as a shrewd career woman, has known how to exploit our attentions with her multiple talents. Her representation of sexual practices and values has not taken place in a political or social vacuum. She has counted on our readiness to witness the smashing of cultural taboos. Feminist reactions to Madonna have been divided. In her early career Madonna was a teenage role model, applauded as a liberated sex crusader. Later, she raised eyebrows by portraying cynical sex with multiple partners across identity boundaries and by capitalizing on sadomasochistic imagery.Madonna, Bawdy & Soul is a celebration and critical analysis of Madonna from a feminist perspective. It will, like Madonna, provoke controversy among fans, critics, and scholars. The book includes a comprehensive listing of songs, videos, tours, films, stage roles, and Internet sites. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Madonna, bawdy & soul ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-02573-2 |
9786612025730 | |
1-4426-7688-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910456239703321 |
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