Fan Phenomena: Marilyn Monroe (Paperback, New)

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Marilyn Monroe was an actress, singer, and sex symbol whose influence far outlasted her short life. Contributors to "Fan Phenomena: Marilyn Monroe "situate the platinum blonde starlet's omnipresent cultural relevance within the zeitgeist of current popular culture and explore the influence she has had on numerous elements of it. Her aesthetics and images have been reappropriated, recreated, imitated, and emulated by such celebrities as Lindsay Lohan, Jayne Mansfield, Drew Barrymore, Anna Nicole Smith, and Madonna. The quintessential American sex symbol, Monroe was an influential style icon for a spectrum of designers, including Dolce and Gabbana, Betsey Johnson, and Nike, all of whom have named lines of clothing, shoes, or accessories after the star.
The essays here explore representations of Monroe in visual culture by looking at the ways she is reimagined in visual art while also considering how her posthumous appearance and image are appropriated in current advertisements. With an inside look at the universe of Marilyn Monroe impersonators and look-alike contests for both males and females, the book also explores numerous homages to Monroe in music, from the 1979 opera "Marilyn "by Lorenzo Ferrero to Nicki Minaj's song "Marilyn Monroe." The definitive guide to one of the most famous women who ever lived, the book will be essential reading for any scholar of twentieth-century American popular culture.

General

Imprint:	Intellect Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Fan Phenomena
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	August 2014
Editors:	Marcelline Block
Dimensions:	242 x 172 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	164
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-78320-201-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-78320-201-7
Barcode:	9781783202010

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