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Configuring America

Iconic Figures, Visuality, and the American Identity

Michael Fuchs editor Klaus Rieser editor Michael W Phillips editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Intellect

Published:15th Apr '13

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ConFiguring America brings together a series of incisive essays that analyse a wide range of such figures: those who embody America’s tendency to produce celebrities and iconic personalities with global reach. Drawing on theoretical insights from a variety of fields – including cultural iconography, visual culture, star studies and history – a diverse group of international contributors sheds light on how these figures and their media representations construct America’s image beyond its borders. An important addition to an expanding field, ConFiguring America will deepen readers’ understanding of celebrity, iconography and their worldwide implications.

ISBN: 9781841506357

Dimensions: 229mm x 178mm x 16mm

Weight: 485g

288 pages