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Manly arts : masculinity and nation in early American cinema /

Examines the anxieties of class and race and the conflicts between New and Old Worlds that attend the elevation of masculinity as a defining characteristic of early American cinema and visual culture.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gerstner, David A., 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, ©2006.
Series:e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Nineteenth-Century Formulations of Masculinity and Realism: The Body of Edwin Forrest
  • The e Battle Cry of Peace and the Spectacle of Realism
  • African American Realism: Oscar Micheaux, Autobiography, and the Ambiguity of Black Male Desire
  • Manhatta: A National Self-Portrait
  • The Queer Frontier: Vincente Minnelli's Cabin in the Sky.