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3. Light Egyptian: Lena Horne and the Representation of Black Femininity

© 2019 Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick

© 2019 Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. PREFACE ix
  4. Introduction: Playing Herself: The Naturalist Paradigm and the Spectacle of Female Sexuality 1
  5. 1. Engineered for Stardom: Publicity, Performance, and Jane Russell 27
  6. 2. More than a Mermaid: Esther Williams, Performance, and the Body 62
  7. 3. Light Egyptian: Lena Horne and the Representation of Black Femininity 94
  8. 4. Carnival!: Carmen Miranda and the Spectacle of Authenticity 127
  9. 5. Famous for Being Famous: Persona, Performance, and the Case for Zsa Zsa Gabor 169
  10. NOTES 201
  11. INDEX 227
  12. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 247
Like a Natural Woman
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https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813562667-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. PREFACE ix
  4. Introduction: Playing Herself: The Naturalist Paradigm and the Spectacle of Female Sexuality 1
  5. 1. Engineered for Stardom: Publicity, Performance, and Jane Russell 27
  6. 2. More than a Mermaid: Esther Williams, Performance, and the Body 62
  7. 3. Light Egyptian: Lena Horne and the Representation of Black Femininity 94
  8. 4. Carnival!: Carmen Miranda and the Spectacle of Authenticity 127
  9. 5. Famous for Being Famous: Persona, Performance, and the Case for Zsa Zsa Gabor 169
  10. NOTES 201
  11. INDEX 227
  12. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 247
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