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" Madonna, bawdy & soul / "
Karlene Faith ; appendix, selected works of Madonna by Frances Wasserlein.
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585773
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b414992
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Main Entry
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Faith, Karlene.
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Title & Author
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Madonna, bawdy soul /\ Karlene Faith ; appendix, selected works of Madonna by Frances Wasserlein.
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Publication Statement
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Toronto ;Buffalo :: University of Toronto Press,, c1997.
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xv, 217 p. ;; 24 cm.
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ISBN
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0802042082 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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: 9780802042088 (cloth : acid-free paper)
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: 0802080634 (paper : acid-free paper)
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: 9780802080639 (paper : acid-free paper)
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-200), discography (p. 178-184), filmographies, and index.
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Contents
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Setting the stage -- Who is this Madonna? -- Grist for feminist thinking -- The scholar and the showgirl -- Identity: sex, religion, and difference -- liberated sex crusader? -- A Careening career -- role Model? -- Only Madonna knows.
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Abstract
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How do bad girls get away with it? How did Madonna, subject of public outcry for her controversial performances and her book Sex, become a superstar of pop culture and a role model for teenage girls? Why now, as star of Evita and a new mother, is she becoming a mainstream hero?
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Karlene Faith says that Madonna signifies the times we live in. We are, in a sense, all responsible for who Madonna is. As fans, moral critics, media journalists, or university scholars, we mediate what she means to our society. And Madonna, as a shrewd career woman, has known how to exploit our attentions with her multiple talents. Her representation of sexual practices and values has not taken place in a political or social vacuum. She has counted on our readiness to witness the smashing of cultural taboos. Feminist reactions to Madonna have been divided. In her early career Madonna was a teenage role model, applauded as a liberated sex crusader.
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Later, she raised eyebrows by portraying cynical sex with multiple partners across identity boundaries and by capitalizing on sadomasochistic imagery. Madonna, Bawdy & Soul is a celebration and critical analysis of Madonna from a feminist perspective. It will, like Madonna, provoke controversy among fans, critics, and scholars. The book includes a comprehensive listing of songs, videos, tours, films, stage roles, and Internet sites.
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Subject
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Madonna,1958-
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Singers-- United States, Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
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Sex in popular culture.
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Wasserlein, Frances.
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