The Invisible Flaneuse?: Gender, Public Space and Visual Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 071907942X ISBN 13: 9780719079429

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

This collection of essays revisits gender and urban modernity in nineteenth-century Paris in the wake of changes to the fabric of the city and social life. In rethinking the figure of the flâneur, the contributors apply the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of the period, including painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, and posters. Using a variety of approaches, the collection re-examines the long-held belief that life in Paris was divided according to strict gender norms, with men free to roam in public space while women were restricted to the privacy of the domestic sphere.

Framed by essays by Janet Wolff and Linda Nochlin - two scholars whose work has been central to the investigation of gender and representation in the nineteenth century - this collection brings together new methods of looking at visual culture with a more nuanced way of picturing city life.

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Aruna D'Souza is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

Tom McDonough is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York


Aruna D'Souza is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Tom McDonough is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

Aruna D'Souza is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

Tom McDonough is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

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This collection of essays revisits gender and urban modernity in nineteenth-century Paris in the wake of changes to the fabric of the city and social life. In rethinking the figure of the flâneur, the contributors apply the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of the period, including painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, and posters. Using a variety of approaches, the collection re-examines the long-held belief that life in Paris was divided according to strict gender norms, with men free to roam in public space while women were restricted to the privacy of the domestic sphere. Framed by essays by Janet Wolff and Linda Nochlin - two scholars whose work has been central to the investigation of gender and representation in the nineteenth century - this collection brings together new methods of looking at visual culture with a more nuanced way of picturing city life.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 071907942X
• ISBN 13: 9780719079429
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 185
• Redattore: D'Souza Aruna, McDonough Tom
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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