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- Book Title
- Stardom in Postwar France
- Publication Name
- Stardom in Postwar France
- Title
- Stardom in Postwar France
- Contributor
- Diana Holmes (Edited by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1845450205
- EAN
- 9781845450205
- ISBN
- 9781845450205
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- Subject
- Films & TV
- Release Date
- 01/02/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 16.7 Oz
- Series
- Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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The 1950s and 1960s were a key moment in the development of postwar France. The period was one of rapid change, derived from post-World War II economic and social modernization; yet many traditional characteristics were retained. By analyzing the eruption of the new postwar world in the context of a France that was both modern and traditional, we can see how these worlds met and interacted, and how they set the scene for the turbulent 1960s and 70s. The examination of the development of mass culture in post-war France, undertaken in this volume, offers a valuable insight into the shifts that took place. By exploring stardom from the domain of cinema and other fields, represented here by famous figures such as Brigitte Bardot, Johnny Hallyday or Jean-Luc Godard, and less conventionally treated areas of enquiry (politics [de Gaulle], literary [Françoise Sagan], and intellectual culture [Lévi-Strauss]) the reader is provided with a broad understanding of the mechanisms of popularity and success, and their cultural, social, and political roles. The picture that emerges shows that many cultural articulations remained or became identifiably "French," in spite of the American mass-culture origins of these social, economic, and cultural transformations.
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Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1845450205
ISBN-13
9781845450205
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50808573
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Stardom in Postwar France
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Series
Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
12
Lc Classification Number
Dc402 .S73 2007
Volume Number
Vol. 12
Reviews
"...an excellent volume, original and instructive, for researchers as well as for students, be it in cultural anthropology, sociology of culture or French Studies. For anthropologists adopting a comparative approach, here is an opportunity to find out how Anglo-Saxon colleagues perceive a hexagonal culture from outside." Anthropologie et Socits "This strong collection, through its insistence on the import of stardom beyond an array of one-dimensional incarnations of a zeitgeist to consider complex embodiments of specific contemporary tensions and dynamics, succeeds in expanding successfully the consideration of star identities in French studies and provides both fascinating case studies and valuable models for future analysis." French Studies "This highly enjoyable and provocative book convincingly demonstrates that celebrities are pivotal sites for the historical analysis of national identity. Those figures that attracted public attention were all able to incarnate the aspirations and anxieties that shaped France in the postwar moment. And it is through examining icons like Bardot, Hallyday, Poulidor, and de Gaulle, the authors insist, that we gain insight into the social concerns of the day. Why the post '68 era failed, in their view, to produce a similar gamut of stars, remains an intriguing point of departure for future research." H-France, "...an excellent volume, original and instructive, for researchers as well as for students, be it in cultural anthropology, sociology of culture or French Studies. For anthropologists adopting a comparative approach, here is an opportunity to find out how Anglo-Saxon colleagues perceive a hexagonal culture from outside." · Anthropologie et Sociétés "This strong collection, through its insistence on the import of stardom beyond an array of one-dimensional incarnations of a zeitgeist to consider complex embodiments of specific contemporary tensions and dynamics, succeeds in expanding successfully the consideration of star identities in French studies and provides both fascinating case studies and valuable models for future analysis." · French Studies "This highly enjoyable and provocative book convincingly demonstrates that celebrities are pivotal sites for the historical analysis of national identity. Those figures that attracted public attention were all able to incarnate the aspirations and anxieties that shaped France in the postwar moment. And it is through examining icons like Bardot, Hallyday, Poulidor, and de Gaulle, the authors insist, that we gain insight into the social concerns of the day. Why the post '68 era failed, in their view, to produce a similar gamut of stars, remains an intriguing point of departure for future research." · H-France
Table of Content
Introduction John Gaffney and Diana Holmes Chapter 1. Stardom in Theory and Context John Gaffney and Diana Holmes Chapter 2. 1950s Popular Culture: Star-Gazing and Myth-Making with Roland Barthes and Edgar Morin Susan Weiner Chapter 3. 'A Girl of Today': Brigitte Bardot Diana Holmes Chapter 4. Rock 'n' Roll Stardom: Johnny Hallyday Chris Tinker Chapter 5. Stardom on Wheels: Raymond Poulidor Philip Dine Chapter 6. The Auteur as Star: Jean-Luc Godard Alison Smith Chapter 7. The Intellectual as Celebrity: Claude Lévi-Strauss Christopher Johnson Chapter 8. 'Starlette de la Littérature': Françoise Sagan Heather Lloyd Chapter 9. The Only Act in Town: Charles de Gaulle John Gaffney Conclusion John Gaffney and Diana Holmes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Europe / France, Modern / 20th Century, Popular Culture
Lccn
2007-040252
Dewey Decimal
305.5/2
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science
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