{"product_id":"damsels-and-divas-agata-frymus-9781978806085","title":"Damsels and Divas: European Stardom in Silent Hollywood","description":"\u003cb\u003e2020 Best Early Career Research Monograph, Monash University Malaysia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamsels and Divas\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the meanings of Europeanness in Hollywood during the 1920s by charting professional trajectories of three movie stars: Pola Negri, Vilma Bánky and Jetta Goudal. It combines the investigation of American fan magazines with the analysis of studio documents, and the examination of the narratives of their films, to develop a thorough understanding of the ways in which Negri, Bánky and Goudal were understood within the realm of their contemporary American culture. This discussion places their star personae in the context of whiteness, femininity and Americanization. Every age has its heroines, and they reveal a lot about prevailing attitudes towards women in their respective eras. In the United States, where the stories of rags-to-riches were especially potent, stars could offer models of successful cultural integration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agata Frymus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978806086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978806085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021","brand":"Agata Frymus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089011814655,"sku":"9781978806085","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_656f03b7-61d9-49ee-a0e3-e4826e6bb388.jpg?v=1769107751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/damsels-and-divas-agata-frymus-9781978806085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}