The Revenge of Hatpin Mary: Women, Professional Wrestling and Fan Culture in the 1950s

ISBN-13: 9780820472706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 174 str.

Chad Dell

Opis

This book may set down the myth of June Cleaver once and for all. Chad Dell deftly details a 1950s revolution in the making: millions of women of all ages flocked to wrestling arenas across the country, drawn to a parade of glistening bodies, purple satin capes and characters such as Gorgeous George and Killer Kowalski while millions more roared their approval as they watched on television. Dell s analysis of television broadcasts, media artifacts, fan club ephemera and interviews with wrestlers and their fans paints a new portrait of women in the 1950s who embraced the power of their passions."

O autorze

The Author: Chad Dell is Associate Professor of Communication at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He received his Ph.D. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of several articles in journals and edited collections that investigate the exercise of power at the intersection of media and society.