Across the World with the Johnsons (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
248
Utgivningsdatum
2013-10-31
Upplaga
New ed
Förlag
Routledge
Medarbetare
Levine, Professor Philippa (series ed.)/Marriott, Professor John (series ed.)/Levine, Professor Philippa (series ed.)/Marriott, Professor John (series ed.)
Illustratör/Fotograf
Includes 44 b&w illustrations
Illustrationer
Includes 44 b&w illustrations
Dimensioner
234 x 156 x 16 mm
Vikt
527 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
52:B&W 6.14 x 9.21in or 234 x 156mm (Royal 8vo) Case Laminate on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9781409423294

Across the World with the Johnsons

Visual Culture and American Empire in the Twentieth Century

av Prue Ahrens, Lamont Lindstrom, Fiona Paisley
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2013-10-31
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During the interwar period Osa and Martin Johnson became famous for their films that brought exotic and far-off locations to the American cinema. Before the advent of mass tourism and television, their films played a major part in providing the means by which large audiences in the US and beyond became familiar with distant and 'wild' places across the world. Taking the celebrity of the Johnsons as its case study, this book investigates the influence of these new forms of visual culture, showing how they created their own version of America's imperial drama. By representing themselves as benevolent figures engaged in preserving on film the world's last wild places and peoples, the Johnsons' films educated US audiences about their apparent destiny to rule, contributing significantly to the popularity of empire. Bringing together research in the fields of film and politics - including gender and empire, historical anthropology, photography and visual studies - this book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the Johnsons, their work and its impact. It considers the Johnsons as a celebrity duo, their status as national icons, how they promoted themselves and their expeditions, and how their careers informed American expansionism, thus providing the first scholarly investigation of this remarkable couple and their extensive output over nearly three decades and across several continents.
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'... a well-researched and clearly written book that I can see pairing with one of the Johnsons' films in a graduate or undergraduate course. Ahrens, Lindstrom, and Paisley have given their readers a helpful narrative that connects American fantasies about empire to popular culture. And, even more useful, they have done this by focusing on one couple whose drive to film and document the world was both tireless and entertaining.' American Historical Review '... the book not only offers greater historical context on race and empire but also contributes to understandings of early 20th-century feminism and gender roles ...' The Journal of Pacific History

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Prue Ahrens, Lamont Lindstrom, Fiona Paisley

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Contents: Picturing other worlds; Wild places, wild peoples; Osa, First Lady of exploration; No room for sissies; Adventures in the animal kingdom; Celebrity resurrections; References; Index.

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