Jackie Under My Skin: Interpreting an icon - Hardcover

Koestenbaum, Wayne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857023366 ISBN 13: 9781857023367

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 1995

Synopsis

From her media canonization at the time of JFK's death, to the rash of criticizm provoked by her marriage to Onassis, JacKie has always managed to elude definition and has left us the legacy of a legend. In this affectionate and very intimate study of his subject, the author interprets the cultural impact of the public figure with irony and humour. He considers her status as a gay icon, and compares it with those of other Divas such as Maria Callas and Liz Taylor. Koestenbaum derives axioms from Jackie's wardrobe, teases hometruths from her White House memoranda, and attaches symbolic significance to the chic and tragic in Jackie's life.

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Review

"Pop interpretation at its finest . . . and every bit of it is fun to read."--"The Boston Globe"

"Dazzling, exuberant . . . Koestenbaum writes with a heady lyricism that makes Jackie-watching an exercise of the soul as well as of the intellect."--"New York Magazine

""Koestenbaum's explanation of the Jackie O phenomenon is as fresh and thought-provoking as they come."--"Los Angeles Times

""Some of the most entertaining prose in years . . . A thoughtful and unexpectedly moving book."--"Atlanta Journal-Constitution

""Impassioned insight . . . By turns comic and elegaic, respectful and blasphemous...little or nothing escapes [Koestenbaum's] gaze."--"Newsday

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Pop interpretation at its finest . . . and every bit of it is fun to read. "The Boston Globe"

Dazzling, exuberant . . . Koestenbaum writes with a heady lyricism that makes Jackie-watching an exercise of the soul as well as of the intellect. "New York Magazine"

Koestenbaum's explanation of the Jackie O phenomenon is as fresh and thought-provoking as they come. "Los Angeles Times"

Some of the most entertaining prose in years . . . A thoughtful and unexpectedly moving book. "Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

Impassioned insight . . . By turns comic and elegaic, respectful and blasphemous...little or nothing escapes [Koestenbaum's] gaze. "Newsday""

"Pop interpretation at its finest . . . and every bit of it is fun to read." --The Boston Globe

"Dazzling, exuberant . . . Koestenbaum writes with a heady lyricism that makes Jackie-watching an exercise of the soul as well as of the intellect." --New York Magazine

"Koestenbaum's explanation of the Jackie O phenomenon is as fresh and thought-provoking as they come." --Los Angeles Times

"Some of the most entertaining prose in years . . . A thoughtful and unexpectedly moving book." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Impassioned insight . . . By turns comic and elegaic, respectful and blasphemous...little or nothing escapes [Koestenbaum's] gaze." --Newsday

About the Author

Dr Grace McCarthy is Associate Dean (Education) in the Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong,  New South Wales,  Australia. Following many years in industry, Grace now specialises in coaching, mentoring and education. Grace developed the Master of Business Coaching at the University of Wollongong, combining inputs from industry with academic research and the requirements of professional associations. Launched in 2008, the course attracts experienced internal and external coaches, human resource and other professionals from around Australia, each passionate about coaching and seeking to enhance their skills and understand the theoretical underpinnings of their practice. Grace is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Evidence-Based Coaching and Mentoring and reviews for this and other journals and conferences. In 2012, Grace was awarded an Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching citation for ‘Using a coaching approach to inspire a love of learning among students and colleagues’.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857023366
• ISBN 13: 9781857023367
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256