American Girls in Popular Media
A Cultural History of Preadolescent Girls, 1890–1945- Autor:innen:
- Verlag:
- 15.02.2025
Zusammenfassung
The appearance of high-profile girl characters in popular culture media of all types soared between the years 1924, when Little Orphan Annie first appeared in the comic section of newspapers, to 1945, when teenage girls replaced their younger sisters in the spotlight. As such, girl culture of the 1920s through the 1940s experienced a boom in popularity. Despite the substantial impact that prepubescent and preadolescent girls had on society during this time, scholars have largely overlooked the experiences of these girls and their depictions in popular entertainment. American Girls in Popular Media: A Cultural History of Preadolescent Girls, 1890–1945 by Stella A. Ress addresses this gap by weaving together archival materials, newspaper articles, letters, images, comic strips, radio programs, film, and media content analysis both to tease out meaning from the varied depictions of young girls in popular culture and to uncover the voices and agency of those long silenced. This book explores how these portrayals helped address societal anxieties exacerbated by the depression and war, including generational conflicts, gender issues, racial tensions, and urban-rural divides. This transformation not only mirrored societal changes but also played a role in shaping perceptions of femininity, youth, and social values, leaving an indelible mark on American cultural history that continues to resonate today.
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Bibliographische Angaben
- Copyrightjahr
- 2025
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 15.02.2025
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-6669-4619-2
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-6669-4620-8
- Verlag
- Lexington, Lanham
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Seiten
- 154
- Produkttyp
- Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Contents Kein Zugriff
- Preface Kein Zugriff
- Acknowledgments Kein Zugriff
- Methodology Kein Zugriff
- Where Are the Girls?: The History of Keeping Quiet Kein Zugriff
- Notes Kein Zugriff
- Boys Will Be Boys?: Male Children and Advertisements Kein Zugriff
- Growing Power: The Cultural Influence of Boys in Popular Culture Kein Zugriff
- Dying to Portray Themselves: Little Girls in Print and on the Stage Kein Zugriff
- Hiding in Plain Site, Part I: The Bateman Sisters Kein Zugriff
- Little Women: Mary Pickford, Lotta Crabtree, and Baby Girls Kein Zugriff
- Hiding in Plain Site, Part II: Lita Grey Kein Zugriff
- Conclusion and a Hint at What Is to Come Kein Zugriff
- Notes Kein Zugriff
- Coming into Their Own: A Brief Black-and-White History of Comic Strips Kein Zugriff
- From “Pansy” to Pioneer: Annie’s Inauspicious Beginnings Kein Zugriff
- Redefining the Orphan Trope: Annie, Orphans, and Their “Homes” Kein Zugriff
- Annie and Redefining the Value of Small Girls Kein Zugriff
- Annie, the Catalyst of Connection, Transcends the Urban/Rural Divide Kein Zugriff
- “Folks Were All Folks”: Annie and the Boundaries of Race Kein Zugriff
- Annie, a Heroine for All Ages Kein Zugriff
- Annie and Modern Girlhood Kein Zugriff
- Conclusion and a Hint at What Is to Come Kein Zugriff
- Notes Kein Zugriff
- Shirley Temple: The Early Years Kein Zugriff
- Casting a Psychological Lifeline to the Depression-Era Man Kein Zugriff
- Temple’s Touch: The Redemptive Power of Temple and Her Films Kein Zugriff
- Temple and the Depression-Era Family Kein Zugriff
- Sexualizing Shirley: Temple and the Erotic Male Fantasy Kein Zugriff
- Temple’s Complicated Legacy, a Woman’s Foe or Feminist? Kein Zugriff
- (Tap) Dancing around Race: Kein Zugriff
- Shirley Temple, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and the Choreography of the Color Line Kein Zugriff
- Conclusion and a Hint at What Is to Come Kein Zugriff
- Notes Kein Zugriff
- On the Air and in Most Homes: The Power of the Airwaves during World War II Kein Zugriff
- “We Are All in It”: Recognizing Girls’ Work Kein Zugriff
- Working Girls: Small Girls and Emotional Carework Kein Zugriff
- Mommy’s Little Helper: Girls, Reproductive Labor, and Work on/in the Home [Front] Kein Zugriff
- Carework, Reproductive Labor, and Compensation Kein Zugriff
- Conclusion and a Hint at What Is to Come Kein Zugriff
- Notes Kein Zugriff
- Notes Kein Zugriff
- Primary Sources Kein Zugriff
- Secondary Sources Kein Zugriff
- Index Kein Zugriff Seiten 149 - 152
- About the Author Kein Zugriff Seiten 153 - 154
