American Girls in Popular Media - A Cultural History of Preadolescent Girls, 18901945

This book examines the societal impact of preadolescent girls and their depictions in American popular culture from 1924 to 1945 to explore how these portrayals helped address societal anxieties exacerbated by the Great Depression and World War II, including generational conflicts, gender issues, racial tensions, and urban-rural divides.

Sommario

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: 'To the Ladies': The Rise of Depictions of Young Girls in Popular Media
Chapter 1: The Invisible Girl: The Preadolescent Female Performer at the Dawn of Popular Culture
Chapter 2: Bridging the Gaps and Paving the Way: Little Orphan Annie, Comic Strips, and Preadolescent Girls in the 1920s
Chapter 3: Daddy's Girl and Mommy's Rival: Film, Shirley Temple, and the Answer to the 1930s Gender Crisis
Chapter 4: 'We Are Trying to Do All We Can to Help': Radio and the Invisible Economy of American Girls' Work During WWII
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

Info autore

Stella A. Ress is associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Southern Indiana.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stella a Ress, Stella A. Ress, Stella A Ress
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.02.2025
• EAN: 9781666946192
• ISBN: 978-1-66694-619-2
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Mediologia; USA, Media Studies, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / School Age, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Family & relationships, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, Age groups: children, History of the Americas, Relationships and families: advice and issues