Blonde Like Me

The Roots of the Blonde Myth in Our Culture

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

In this irreverant, unsparing and witty look at our cultural obsession with blonde, Natalia Ilyin shows us that our apparently modern fixation has truly primeval roots. Highlighting cultural criticism with personal experience, she cites ancient myths, Hollywood iconography and the daily assault of advertising to reveal why the allure of being a blonde has crossed the boundaries of ethnicity, economics and age. When a woman decides to go blonde, or add some highlights, she is deciding to stand for something, but what? In answer, Ilyin traces the power of blonde back to its primeval goddess origins: the sun blonde, the moon blonde and the innocent blonde. She offers shrew and often hilarious explanations of how they evolved into The Apollo Blonde, The Trophy Blonde and the Ironic Blonde. With a sharp wit and probing intelligence, Ilyin shows us that blonde is a hair colour, but a blonde is a symbol.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-09-18
Mått:140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:209 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Simon & Schuster
ISBN:9780684852140

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Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Natalia Ilyin has taught courses in American mythic images at Cooper Union and Yale University.

Recensioner i media

M. G. Lord author of Forever Barbie Natalia Ilyin takes a premise as wispy as a strand of baby blonde hair and weaves it into a surprisingly rich and entertaining tapestry.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroductionThe Drugstore GoddessIn which we are seized by a longing for peroxide, and get locked in the dress-up box.Innocent BlondeIn which we meet The Algerian, wander about in flowery fields, and find our first blonde.Oh, That Strawberry RoanIn which we are introduced to a blonde horse who leads us to some early conclusions.The Semi-Dior PivotIn which we review our sensitive adolescence and apply gaffer's tape, while Persephone picks a flower.I, DefilerIn which we get terribly confused and are thrown out of a very small room.Sun BlondeIn which we meet Rita and find ourselves in a tight spot at a banquet.Farrah and the Song GirlsIn which we remember California, and touch upon the significance of pigs.Apollo in DragIn which we are compared to Miss Rhode Island, wonder about tape measures, and meet a new Sun Blonde.The Armpiece YearsIn which we descend a crag and give advice.The Dark Side of BlondeIn which people jump out of darkrooms, a colorist gets shot, and we think about light and dark.Moon BlondeIn which we wish for Mace.Ironic BlondeIn which we are invited to a party and a famous person disagrees with us.Jung for Home UseIn which the blondes return to the familial table.Old BlondeIn which we ponder crones.Fair Fame and the Goat LadyIn which we begin our tale just as the book is ending.