| The Masculine Modern Woman: Pushing Boundaries in the Swedish Popular Media of the 1920s Contributor(s): Ingemarsdotter, Jenny (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367110261 ISBN-13: 9780367110260 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Europe - Scandinavia - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 2018046028 |
| Series: Routledge Research in Gender and History |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book takes a fresh approach to one of the most popular cultural symbols of modernity in the 1920s--the masculine modern woman. Uncovering discourses on female masculinity in interwar Sweden, a nation that struggled to become modern but not decadent, this study examines cultural representations and debates across several arenas including fashion, film, sports, automobility, medicine and literature. Drawing on rich empirical material, this book traces not only how the masculine modern woman reshaped the imaginary space of what women could be, do and desire, but also how this space was eventually shrunk in order to fit into an emerging vision of a family-oriented people's home. |