| The Gypsy Woman: Representations in Literature and Visual Culture Contributor(s): Matthews, Jodie (Author) |
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ISBN: 178831381X ISBN-13: 9781788313810 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2019275276 |
| Series: Library of Gender and Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (0.95 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The exotic and dangerous stereotype of the Gypsy woman formed in nineteenth-century literature and visual culture remains alive today. These contemporary cliches about Gypsy culture - both negative and romanticised - have a long history. In The Gypsy Woman, Jodie Matthews analyses why the representation of female Gypsy figures in print, painting, television series such as Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and social media sites like Instagram matters so much. Some of these images have been so damaging that they require legal regulation, but Matthews claims that supposedly positive portrayals are just as detrimental by reiterating the same story about Gypsies that have been told since the nineteenth century. Her study makes this book a highly relevant resource for students, teachers and researchers working in literary, cultural, gender and Romani studies. |
