Evita, Inevitably : Performing Argentina's Female Icons Before and After Eva Perón /

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Evita, Inevitably sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country's most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to become a powerful international figure. The book links the Evita legend to a bro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Graham-Jones, Jean, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Perón, Eva, > 1919-1952 > In mass media.
Celebrities > Argentina.
Performing arts > Social aspects.
Women in popular culture > Argentina.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : Evita at the intersections of Argentine femiconicity, nation, and performance
  • Camila O'Gorman and the making of an Argentine femicon
  • The (many, many) lives of Evita Perón
  • Performing Evita's afterlives
  • Argentine Madonnas, pop stars, and performances of immediacy and virtuality
  • Conclusion : Toward a complicated understanding of Eva Perón and Argentine femiconity in performance.

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