| The Invisible Flâneuse?: Gender, Public Space and Visual Culture in Nineteenth Century Paris Contributor(s): D'Souza, Aruna (Editor), McDonough, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 071907942X ISBN-13: 9780719079429 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 Annotation: 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 flaneur, 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 758.744 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |