The Gypsy Woman - Representations in Literature and Visual Culture

Zusatztext This is good; I wish I'd written it. The author is careful to emphasise that she can't and doesn't speak for Gypsies or know what's best for them! and that is refreshing. Informationen zum Autor Jodie Matthews is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Zusammenfassung The exotic and dangerous stereotype of the Gypsy woman formed in 19th-century literature and visual culture remains alive today. These contemporary cliches about Gypsy culture - both negative and romanticised - have a long history. In The Gypsy Woman , Jodie Matthews analyses why the representation of female Gypsy figures in print, painting, television series such as Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and social media sites like Instagram matters so much. Some of these images have been so damaging that they require legal regulation, but Matthews claims that supposedly positive portrayals are just as detrimental by reiterating the same story about Gypsies that have been told since the 19th century. Her study makes this book a highly relevant resource for students, teachers and researchers working in literary, cultural, gender and Romani studies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jodie Matthews, Matthews Jodie
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781350150669
• ISBN: 978-1-350-15066-9
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Library of Gender and Popular Culture
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, COMPUTERS / General, HOUSE & HOME / General, Social groups, Digital lifestyle, Gender studies, gender groups, Digital Lifestyle and online world: consumer and user guides, Social groups, communities and identities