Description: Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s by Sumiko Higashi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description As the leading fan magazine in the postwar era, Photoplay constructed female stars as social types who embodied a romantic and leisured California lifestyle. As the decade progressed, however, changing social mores regarding female identity and behavior eroded the relationship between idolized stars and worshipful fans. Publisher Description As the leading fan magazine in the postwar era, Photoplay constructed female stars as social types who embodied a romantic and leisured California lifestyle. Addressing working- and lower-middle-class readers who were prospering in the first mass consumption society, the magazine published not only publicity stories but also beauty secrets, fashion layouts, interior design tips, recipes, advice columns, and vacation guides. Postwar femininity was constructed in terms of access to commodities in suburban houses as the site of family togetherness. As the decade progressed, however, changing social mores regarding female identity and behavior eroded the relationship between idolized stars and worshipful fans. When the magazine adopted tabloid conventions to report sex scandals like the Debbie-Eddie-Liz affair, stars were demystified and fans became scandalmongers. But the construction of female identity based on goods and performance that resulted in unstable, fragmented selves remains a legacy evident in postmodern culture today. Author Biography Sumiko Higashi is Professor Emerita at The College at Brockport, SUNY, USA. Details ISBN 113743399X ISBN-13 9781137433992 Title Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s Author Sumiko Higashi Format Hardcover Year 2014 Pages 298 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan GE_Item_ID:137856945; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781137433992
Book Title: Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s
Number of Pages: Xii, 298 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s : Reading Photoplay
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Film / General, Television / History & Criticism, Social History, Popular Culture, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Customs & Traditions, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 173.7 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Sumiko Higashi
Subject Area: Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Hardcover
