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Too Much Of A Good Thing: Mae West as Cultural Icon
Ramona Curry
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Description for Too Much Of A Good Thing: Mae West as Cultural Icon
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
The first examination of Mae West's meaning in American popular culture.
Before Madonna, before Marilyn, there was Mae. The impact of Mae West—through her films, attitude, and aphorisms (“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”; “Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”)—continues to reverberate through American popular culture fifteen years after her death. In Too Much of a Good Thing, Ramona Curry examines the interplay between West’s bawdy, worldly persona and twentieth-century gender and media politics.
Although West has remained an important figure, her image has fulfilled varied cultural functions. In ... Read moreMoving beyond a detailed examination of Mae West’s place in American popular culture, Curry illustrates how icons of pop culture often distill contested social issues, serving diverse and even contradictory political functions. Curry then proposes a model for cultural studies that integrates history, media, and feminist theory. A pithy and innovative look at what Mae West means, Too Much of a Good Thing is must reading for fans, film buffs, and anyone interested in how popular culture evolves and circulates in the United States. Show LessProduct Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816627912
SKU
V9780816627912
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About Ramona Curry
Ramona Curry is assistant professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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