Evita, Inevitably

Evita, Inevitably
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9780472120550
ISBN-13 : 0472120557
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Book Synopsis Evita, Inevitably by : Jean Graham-Jones

Download or read book Evita, Inevitably written by Jean Graham-Jones and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evita, Inevitably sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country’s most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to become a powerful international figure. The book links the Evita legend to a broader pattern of female iconicity from the mid-nineteenth century onward, reading Evita against the performances of other female icons: Camila O’Gorman, executed by firing squad over her affair with a Jesuit priest; Difunta Correa, a devotional figure who has achieved near-sainthood; cumbia-pop performer Gilda; the country’s patron saint, the Virgin of Luján; and finally, Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Employing the tools of discursive, visual, and performance analysis, Jean Graham-Jones studies theatrical performance, literature, film, folklore, Catholic iconography, and Internet culture to document the ways in which these “femicons” have been staged.


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