Female Bodies on the American Stage
Enter Fat Actress
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Sociology
| Author: | J. Mobley | ISBN: | 9781137428943 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Mobley |
| ISBN: | 9781137428943 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The fat female body is a unique construction in American culture that has been understood in various ways during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Analyzing post-WWII stage and screen performances, Mobley argues that the fat actress's body signals myriad cultural assumptions and suggests new ways of reading the body in performance.
The fat female body is a unique construction in American culture that has been understood in various ways during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Analyzing post-WWII stage and screen performances, Mobley argues that the fat actress's body signals myriad cultural assumptions and suggests new ways of reading the body in performance.
