Acting Out:

Femininity, Visuality,

and 20th Century Popular Culture
Text Box: Prof. David M. Earle Lit3463 M W 5:30 — 8:50 BLDG 52/162 Text Box: This class shall examine the rise of visuality and its link to the shifting portrayal of femininity in popular culture from the 1920s to the 1960s, from the Flapper to the House Wife. Texts will include advertising, popular magazines, film, and photography, as well as novels, short stories, and literary and cultural criticism ranging from Betty Friedan to Donna Haraway. Required texts: Ann Bannon, Odd Girl Out, Cleis Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives, Harper Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Penguin The following .pdfs will be supplied: Ellen Ashley, Girl in Overalls (1943) Smart Set magazine, July 1927 The Home Magazine, Oct. 1931 Assorted short fiction and critical articles Films will Include It, 1925 Baby Face, 1933 The Divorcee, 1930 Smart Blonde, 1937 His Girl Friday, 1940 Mildred Pierce, 1945 Pillow Talk, 1959