Bringing together the work of scholars in many disciplines, Women in the Metropolis provides a comprehensive introduction to women's experience of modernism and urbanization in Weimar Germany. It shows women as active participants in artistic, social, and political movements and documents the wide range of their responses to the multifaceted urban culture of Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s. Examining a variety of media ranging from scientific writings to literature and the visual arts, the authors trace gendered discourses as they developed to make sense of and regulate emerging new images of femininity. Besides treating classic films such as Metropolis and Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, the articles discuss other forms of mass culture, including the fashion industry and the revue performances of Josephine Baker. Their emphasis on women's critical involvement in the construction of their own modernity illustrates the significance of the Weimar cultural experience and its relevance to contemporary gender, German, film, and cultural studies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-13
9780520204652
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96650077
Product Key Features
Author
Katharina Von Ankum
Publication Name
Women in the Metropolis: Gender and Modernity in Weimar Culture
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Zoology
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Volume
11
Item Weight
363g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Katharina Von Ankum
Series Title
Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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