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Author Graham-Jones, Jean, 1958- author.

Title Evita, inevitably : performing Argentina's female icons before and after Eva Perón / Jean Graham-Jones
Published Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]

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Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evita at the intersections of Argentine femiconicity, nation, and performance -- Camila O'Gorman and the making of an Argentine femicon -- The (many, many) lives of Evita Perón -- Performing Evita's afterlives -- Argentine Madonnas, pop stars, and performances of immediacy and virtuality -- Conclusion: Toward a complicated understanding of Eva Perón and Argentine femiconity in performance
Summary Sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country's most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to become a powerful international figure. The book links the Evita legend to a broader pattern of female iconicity from the mid-nineteenth century onward ...--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-247) and index
Notes English
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Subject Perón, Eva, 1919-1952 -- In mass media
SUBJECT Perón, Eva, 1919-1952 fast
Subject Women in popular culture -- Argentina
Performing arts -- Social aspects
Celebrities -- Argentina
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS -- General.
Celebrities
Mass media
Performing arts -- Social aspects
Women in popular culture
Motiv i massmedia.
Kvinnor i massmedia.
Populärkultur.
Argentina
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020707095
ISBN 9780472120550
0472120557
Other Titles Performing Argentina's female icons before and after Eva Perón