| American Mobilities: Geographies of Class, Race, and Gender in Us Culture Contributor(s): Leyda, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837634558 ISBN-13: 9783837634556 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Social Science | Popular Culture - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Series: American Culture Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (0.80 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: American Mobilities investigates representations of mobility - social, economic, geographic - in American film and literature during the Depression, WWII, and the early Cold War. With an emphasis on the dual meaning of "domestic," referring to both the family home and the nation, this study traces the important trope of mobility that runs through the "American" century. Juxtaposing canonical fiction with popular, low-budget independent films with classical Hollywood, Leyda brings the analytic tools of American cultural and literary studies to bear on an eclectic array of primary texts as she builds a case for the significance of mobility in the study of the United States. |