Visual habits : nuns and American postwar popular culture /

From The Nun's Story to The Flying Nun to The Singing Nun, nuns were a major presence in the mainstream media. Sullivan discusses these images in the context of the period's seemingly unlimited potential for social change.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sullivan, Rebecca, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Nuns in mass media.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > United States.
Feminism > United States.
Religieuses dans les médias > États-Unis.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins > États-Unis.
Religieuses dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
Religieuses dans les médias.
Féminisme > États-Unis.
Feminism
Monasticism and religious orders for women
Nuns in mass media
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Gender, Religion, and Culture
  • 1. Cracks in the Cloister: The Changing Cultural Role of Nuns
  • 2. Celluloid Sisters: Nuns in Hollywood
  • 3. Whose Story Is The Nun's Story?
  • 4. Adventurous Souls: Vocation Books and Postwar Girl Culture
  • 5. Sing Out, Sister! Sacred Music and the Feminized Folk Scene
  • 6. Gidget Joins a Convent: Television Confronts the New Nuns
  • Conclusion: The Return of the New Nuns
  • Works Cited
  • Credits
  • Index

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