The Invisible FlâNeuse?: Gender, Public Space and Visual Culture in Nineteenth Century Paris (Critical Perspectives in Art History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071907942X ISBN 13: 9780719079429

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This collection of essays applies the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of 19th century France.

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About the Authors

Aruna D'Souza is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

Tom McDonough is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

From the Back Cover

This collection of essays revisits gender and urban modernity in nineteenth-century Paris in the wake of changes to the fabric of the city and social life. In rethinking the figure of the flâneur, the contributors apply the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of the period, including painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, and posters. Using a variety of approaches, the collection re-examines the long-held belief that life in Paris was divided according to strict gender norms, with men free to roam in public space while women were restricted to the privacy of the domestic sphere.

Framed by essays by Janet Wolff and Linda Nochlin - two scholars whose work has been central to the investigation of gender and representation in the nineteenth century - this collection brings together new methods of looking at visual culture with a more nuanced way of picturing city life.

From the Inside Flap

This collection of essays revisits gender and urban modernity in nineteenth-century Paris in the wake of changes to the fabric of the city and social life. In rethinking the figure of the flâneur, the contributors apply the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of the period, including painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, and posters. Using a variety of approaches, the collection re-examines the long-held belief that life in Paris was divided according to strict gender norms, with men free to roam in public space while women were restricted to the privacy of the domestic sphere. Framed by essays by Janet Wolff and Linda Nochlin - two scholars whose work has been central to the investigation of gender and representation in the nineteenth century - this collection brings together new methods of looking at visual culture with a more nuanced way of picturing city life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071907942X
• ISBN 13: 9780719079429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: D'Souza Aruna, McDonough Tom