American Mobilities: Geographies of Class, Race, and Gender in US Culture

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 stud...

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Main Author: Leyda, Julia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:German
Published: transcript Verlag 2016
Series:American Culture Studies 14
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Online Access:ASH01
Summary: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, and 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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9783839434550

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