Lois W. Banner
Autor von Women in Modern America: A Brief History
Über den Autor
Lois Banner is Professor of History and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.
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Werke von Lois W. Banner
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Women's Rights (Library of American Biography Series) (1980) 76 Exemplare
Clio's Consciousness Raised: New Perspectives on the History of Women (1974) — Herausgeber — 59 Exemplare
MM - Das private Archiv von Marilyn Monroe. Eine Biographie mit nie zuvor gezeigten Bildern und bislang… (2011) 53 Exemplare
marilyn: the passion and the paradox 2 Exemplare
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The Family in History; Interdisciplinary Essays (Harper Torchbooks, Tb 1757) (1971) — Mitwirkender — 34 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Banner, Lois Wendland
- Andere Namen
- Wendland, Lois
- Geburtstag
- 1939-07-26
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Ausbildung
- Columbia University (PhD ∙ history ∙ 1970)
Columbia University (MA | 1962)
University of California, Los Angeles (BA | 1960) - Berufe
- historian
- Beziehungen
- Banner, James M. (husband)
- Organisationen
- Organization of American Historians
American Historical Association
Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians
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Because of the recent ill-advised and just blatantly mistaken comments Banner made at The Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, a conference she co-founded in 1973, I feel I have to point out that the history of beauty Banner has researched, here and in her earlier book, could just as easily be called a history of white beauty due to a glaring lack of inclusivity. That lack is less important in a biography of Garbo than it was in her other history. I won't address her horrible comments, it doesn't relate to this book beyond shedding light on the character and/or thought processes of the author.
The biggest strength of this volume, as far as it applies to potential readership, is the accessible writing which will appeal to those who simply want a biography, while still bringing Garbo's life into conversation with prevailing norms of the time. So a biography which is also heavily sociological as well.
I happen to like that Banner chose not to try to label Garbo with any label that would be only partially accurate. I have seen commentary questioning why Banner didn't label Garbo a bisexual. First, that label is not as simply defined or used as that person seems to think. Second, I think learning and understanding about Garbo, including who she may have been intimate with, is far more important and valuable than placing a poor-fitting label on her to cater to the lowest common denominator.
Recommended for readers who enjoy good celebrity biographies as well as those interested in film history, women's studies, and 20th century history more broadly.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (mehr)