
US Icons and Iconicity
LIT (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-3-8258-8669-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book investigates the ontology as well as the social and cultural impact of US icons. American Studies scholars from various nations have come together to explore origins, maintenance, and manipulation of icons and to trace their hegemonic as well as subversive impact. Icons experience mutation, modulation, adjustment, and diversification until they either fade or join the pantheon of core US icons, becoming almost eternal. Contributions include analyses of iconic figures such as Billy the Kid, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, they cover stereotypes from obese bodies via Aunt Jemima to iconic femmes, and they examine material icons such as the Dollar Bill, the Zapruder footage of the JFK assassination or iconic sites like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Series
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Hamburg
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-8258-8669-1 (9783825886691)
Schweitzer Classification