American Mobilities : Geographies of Class, Race, and Gender in US Culture
Leyda, Julia
American Mobilities : Geographies of Class, Race, and Gender in US Culture - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20160215
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American Mobilities investigates representations of mobility - social, economic, geographic - in American film and literature during the Depression, WWII, and the early Cold War. With an emphasis on the dual meaning of »domestic«, referring to both the family home and the nation, this study traces the important trope of mobility that runs through the »American« century. Juxtaposing canonical fiction with popular, and low-budget independent films with Classical Hollywood, Leyda brings the analytic tools of American cultural and literary studies to bear on an eclectic array of primary texts as she builds a case for the significance of mobility in the study of the United States.
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English
9783839434550
Cultural studies
Literature Literature Film Culture USA Mobility Capital Flows Labour Flows Contemporary History Great Depression Global Financial Crisis Cultural Studies America American Studies American History Cultural History Hollywood Los Angeles Middle class Race and ethnicity in the United States Census Racism United States Western (genre)
American Mobilities : Geographies of Class, Race, and Gender in US Culture - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20160215
Open Access
American Mobilities investigates representations of mobility - social, economic, geographic - in American film and literature during the Depression, WWII, and the early Cold War. With an emphasis on the dual meaning of »domestic«, referring to both the family home and the nation, this study traces the important trope of mobility that runs through the »American« century. Juxtaposing canonical fiction with popular, and low-budget independent films with Classical Hollywood, Leyda brings the analytic tools of American cultural and literary studies to bear on an eclectic array of primary texts as she builds a case for the significance of mobility in the study of the United States.
Creative Commons
English
9783839434550
Cultural studies
Literature Literature Film Culture USA Mobility Capital Flows Labour Flows Contemporary History Great Depression Global Financial Crisis Cultural Studies America American Studies American History Cultural History Hollywood Los Angeles Middle class Race and ethnicity in the United States Census Racism United States Western (genre)