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Tracing the Heroic Through Gender

Carolin Hauck (ed.), Monika Mommertz (ed.), Andreas Schlüter (ed.), Thomas Seedorf (ed.)

Series: Helden - Heroisierungen - Heroismen

Volume 8 2018

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Melanie Unseld When Heroes Sigh. Sentimental Heroism in Opera Culture Around 1800 S. 157-176

„… women being equally addressed in a gender-neutral fashion.10 Specifically in the field of emotionality …” „… femininity) are analysed with regard to their codes of the heroic. Therefore, no coincidence of masculinity …” „… of the dichotomous sex model or also as corroboration, namely whenever heroic femininity or unheroic …”

Anke Charton “I canti esaltino il suo valore”. Gendering the Operatic Sound of the Heroic S. 9-24

„… ” (as a man),11 if at all. How opera fashions a sound – not only in composition but also in execution …” „… in fashioning these heroes and heroines, very different ideas of masculinity and femininity come to …” „… less heroic than warfare – with ‘less’ being linked to femininity, on display through Achill’s …”

Petra Polláková A Melancholy Look from Fearless Eyes. Metamorphoses of a ‘Dangerous’ Heroine of the Romantic Period S. 137-156

„… of virtuous femininity in order to ‘pacify’ her, as it were. The heroine’s diverse metamorphoses and …” „… Elisabeth Bronfen, Over Her Dead Body: Death, Femininity and the Aesthetic, Manchester 1992, pp. 111–117 …” „… and literature. In this story and several others, he combined in a thought-provoking fashion the …”

Laura Mª Lojo-Rodríguez Victorian Male Heroes and Romance in Elizabeth Bowen’s Short Fiction S. 125-136

„… masculinity against its others – femininity, the ‘primitive,’ the ‘savage’ – by praising a genre, Romance …” „… unheroic fashion in order to invest the female character in the narrative with traditionally male heroic …”

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Freiheit

Gunnar Hindrichs (ed.), Axel Honneth (ed.)

Series: Geist und Geschichte

Volume 1 2013

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F. Neuhouser Hegel on Life, Freedom, and Social Pathology S. 681-700

„… self-conception require it to interact with life (even if in a purely negating fashion), thereby refuting its …” „… example, fashion an account of social pathology around Hegel‟s rich and complex concept of alienation, or …” „… or ethically objectionable normative ideals of masculinity and femininity. …”

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Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677)

Sabine Meine (ed.), Daria Perocco (ed.)

Series: Studien und Materialien zur Musikwissenschaft

Volume 133 2024

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Sabine Meine Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677) – Music and Discourse in Seicento Venice. An introduction S. 23-34

„… disapprove of femininity, in a mixture of patriarchism and liber‐tinism. In the circles of the Incogniti …” „… in the light of the then emerging fashion for musical recitatives, as wellas the new institution of …”

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TangoMedia

Rolf Kailuweit (ed.), Vanessa Tölke (ed.)

Series: Freiburger Romanistische Arbeiten

Volume 17 2020

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Jaqueline Balint-Zanchetta Estereotipos y antiestereotipos vinculados con el tango en algunos spots publicitarios S. 205-220

„… of the 20th century, when the fashion of this dance was introduced in France, the publicists soon …” „… , grace and femininity. Therefore, it is not surprising that the market present and past, avid in …”

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Weltentwürfe im Comic/film

Christian Wessely (ed.), Theresia Heimerl (ed.)

2018

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Theresia Heimerl Heldinnen. Affirmation, Verweigerung oder Transgression von konventionellen Geschlechterrollenbildern in ausgewählten Comicverfilmungen S. 251-270

„… : The New Avengers. Feminism, Femininity and the Rape-Revenge Cycle.» MEDIENwissenschaft: Rezensionen …” „… Charakter Catwoman, Bowling Green: University Press. Madrid, Mike, 2016, The Supergirls. Fashion, Feminism …”

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Das achtzehnte Jahrhundert 44/2

Hanna Nohe (ed.), Stefanie Stockhorst (ed.)

Series: Das achtzehnte Jahrhundert

Volume 2020

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Cornelia Dahmer »You are now in your fifteenth year, and must soon act for yourself«: Age and Gender in Eighteenth-Century Female Conduct Books S. 172-191

„… representations of femininity in English literature during the long eighteenth century show that the ideal of …” „… generalizations difficult.15 Still, the conduct book ideal of femininity has been described as remarkably …” „… adopt opinions recommended by fashion«88 and their inability to keep secrets.89Youth is also presented …”

Ana Rueda At the Crossroads of Age and Gender: Widowhood in the Spanish Long Eighteenth Century S. 228-248

„… accompanying the figures varies according to age, culture, geography, fashion, social circumstance, and so on …” „… for widows? Is Doña Brígida’s uncontrolled femininity – or her masculine agency – so threatening that …”

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The Beauty Paradox

Chiara Piazzesi

2023

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Notes S. 197-238

„… , The Masque of Femininity (London: Sage, 1995), 91; Dean MacCannell and Juliet Flower MacCannell, “The …” „… a similar argument, see Sandra Lee Bartky’s seminal work “Foucault, Femininity, and the …” „… Modernization of Patriarchal Power,” in Femininity and Domination: Studies in the Phenomenology of Oppression …”

Chapter 3: Commitment and Investment S. 73-100

„… competent femininity.Sociologists Kate Cairns and Josée Johnston use the term “calibration” to describe …” „… between different logics regulating the aes-thetic and moral performance of respectable femininity, some …” „… construction of femininity as agency, autonomy, and (consumer) power. I will get back to the question of …”

Introduction S. 1-14

„… notion of femininity]”—and, I would add, how they respond to its intrinsic neglect of diversity.10 What …” „… face. Thus, beauty is not only for the aesthetic 3Introductioneye: inasmuch as competent femininity …” „… that also lies at the theoretical heart of this book. Drawing on the work of psychology and fashion …”

Chapter 6: Selfies and the Digital World S. 147-174

„… express a different model of femininity—less “pulled,” as she would say, and more contained, controlled …” „… regarding the online performance of femininity, this is not in spite of, but rather precisely because of …” „… , the centrality of beauty and femininity in wom-en’s selfie practices. Among the selfies that Lena sent …”

Bibliography S. 239-260

„… -distracting -boys -sparks -outrage -in -alberta -village.Bartky, Sandra L. “Foucault, Femininity, and the …” „… Modernization of Patriarchal Power.” In Femininity and Domination: Studies in the Phenomenology of Oppression …” „… Therapy and the Construction of Femininity.” Sociological Review 49, no. 1 (2001): 100–16.Bolton, Angela …”

Conclusion S. 175-186

„… beautification and stereotypical femininity bring about in their everyday interactions. Feminism is, generally …” „… services that reinforce stereotypes and traditional norms of femininity are sold through a pseudofeminist …” „… either/or fashion; their paradoxicality, as I argue, depends on the “re-entry” of the difference between …”

Chapter 5: Work and Social Life S. 125-146

„… Eva’s youth. Looking “harmless”—that is, performing a plain, unchallenging femininity—is therefore often …” „… per-formance of what they considered proper femininity, these women could empower themselves to, at least …” „… immigrant women would often claim, this was due to these wives’ own lack of femininity, their careless-ness …”

Chapter 4: Time, Aging, and Motherhood S. 101-124

„… respect to another popular stereotype of Black femininity—that of the “strong Black woman”—the “Black …” „… precisely describe her understanding of her hyper-femininity as “subver-sive,” Emma explains that her …” „… accordingly. Postfeminist discourse nonetheless promotes beautifica-tion and femininity as paths to increased …”

Chapter 1: The Paradoxes of Beauty S. 15-46

„… also to fit into 18 Chapter 1a work environment that values aesthetics, style, and fashion. As a …” „… repre-sentations in Western societies, femininity and masculinity are understood through a series of oppositions …” „… to relinquish beautification and self-transformation outright; rather, it insists that they fashion …”

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Atemlos zum Erfolg

Marina Forell

Series: Die Gesellschaft der Musik

Volume 1 2023

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Anhang – Verzeichnisse, Bibliographien, Listen, Quellen S. 251-280

„… 17 (2017), H. 3, S. 315–331.McRobbie, Angela: Notes on the perfect – Competitive femininity in …” „… : Sexploitation and Constructions of Femininity in Contemporary She-Pop, in: Brüstle, Christina (Hrsg.): Popfrauen …” „… ). https://www.promipool.de/fashion-beauty/die-heissesten-looks-von-andrea-berg-bei-konzerten?gallery (24.2.23). 183279 …”

5. Der Schlager und das Frauenbild S. 111-230

„… Constructions of Femininity in Contemporary She-Pop, in: Brüstle, Christina (Hrsg.): Popfrauen der Gegenwart …” „… femininity in neoliberal times, in: Australian Feminist Studies 30 (2015), H. 83, S. 3–20, S. 17f.29 Foucault …” „… ). Zudem sind die Kostüme nun an Prêt-á-porter, Haute Couture und Streetwear-Fashion angelegt, aus …”

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Fashion Narrative and Translation

Rosanna Masiola

2023

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STADION

Browse Volumes: STADION

STADION Volume 37 (2011) Issue 1 ISSN Online: 2942-3430

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Bieke Gils "The Only Race Aviatrix in the World": A Tribute to Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) S. 55-82

„… African American woman. Unlike white female pilots, whose femininity was emphasized in the media by …” „… 's femininity, but did show respect for her position as a leading figure and an advocate for African Americans …” „… blacks to fashion "race into a cultural identity that resisted white hegemonic discourses"106. A few …”

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The Subject of Gender

Harriet Evans

2007

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4 Negotiating Gender Boundaries between "Inner" and "Outer" S. 101-124

„… decade, a new femininity emerged in scenes 104 ,--...., Chapter 4 of beauty, romance, leisure, and …” „… the 1980s opened the path for a rejection of the artificial masculinization of femininity of the Mao …” „… 's "natural femininity" at the same time as it opened up enquiry into the socially constituted character of …”

Index S. 225-234

„… , 19 daughters: communication and, 69-71j conventional femininity and, 111-15j deSCriptions and …” „… ; "strategic core of the social order," 197n38 fashion, 159-62 fathers: reform era challenges and experiences …” „… infanticide, 17 female sex workers, 196n29 femininity: daughters and conventional experiences, 111-15 …”

6 The Gender of the Sexed Body S. 145-168

„… , physical comportment, dress, and health are embedded in the established representations of femininity and …” „… about femininity and masculinity, the sexed bodies of these daughters were not simply younger versions …” „… from the public spaces of revolution found sartorial expression in the fashions of the Mao era. While …”

1 Encounters with Mothers and Daughters S. 1-40

„… the merits of different styles, she began to talk with me about her tastes in fashion, makeup, and …” „… in makeup and fashion. She felt that it would be Encounters with Mothers and Daughters ,-....., 9 …” „… femininity during this period were considerably less "neutral" and collectivist than standard views, both …”

7 Reproducing Filiality S. 169-198

„… expression of taste in clothes, for example, did not seem to indicate interest in popular fashions that forms …” „… academic ambitions suggested a distance from the popular discourses of femininity that link individual …” „… University Press, 1972). 31. Harriet Evans, "Fashions and Feminine Consumption," in Consuming China, ed …”

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Gendered Media

Karen Ross

2009

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Chapter 02. The Body in Question: Less than the Sum of Our Parts S. 41-64

„… ideal renditions of femininity and masculinity; we are not as beautiful, sexy, shapely, rich, or …” „… and idealized renditions of femininity, and increasingly masculinity, working to make all but a very …” „… renditions of femininity and masculinity, women and men (see Gill 2009a). In part, this adherence to status …”

References S. 165-192

„… objectification. Feminist Media Studies 4(1): 7–19.Barthes, R. (1973). The Fashion System. New York: Hill …” „… . (1995). Listen up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation. Seattle: Seal.Fisher, A. (2009) Fashion: an …” „… Feminism, Imaging Femininity: The Bra-Burner, Diana, and the Woman Who Kills. Feminist Media Studies, 1(2 …”

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When Women Stood

Alexandra Allred

2023

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Fifteen The Closing of the Twentieth Century S. 179-194

„… demand for feminin-ity of women in sport was incessant. In the early 1900s, with the threat of women …” „… Fifteenfemale athlete looked in her uniform tied heavily to her femininity, her sexuality, and her successes.By …” „… , from femininity to empowerment, from education to medical treatment—has also been damaging, if not …”

Preface S. i-xii

„… femininity.Early literature, from fairy tales and historical accounts, portrayed women as one-dimensional …” „… fashion, uphold patriarchal systems.In 1938, when a woman appeared in court to testify as a witness to a …” „… that fashion became their leverage. While they also fought for fash-ion equality, many more succumbed …”

Twenty-One Where to Go from Here? S. 267-280

„… but the definition of hegemonic femininity.Much of her activities were distasteful to Americans at the …” „… unprecedented fashion.While conservative (male) talking heads called her attire “disrespect-ful,” American women …” „… and was far more interested in civil rights than the latest fashions. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962 …”

Two The Media Image of Women of Enlightenment S. 9-18

„… . The idea that women could be athletes, warriors, landowners, or, in any fash-ion, independent, was an …” „… had created an ideal of femininity for women of wealth or higher economic standing. The im-age of the …” „… fashion style were also reported upon, as she wore “a short skirt and an easy jacket, which placed no …”

Ten Media Relations and the Second-Wave Woman S. 105-118

„… would have been judged on muscular appearance or societal ideal standards of femininity.“STRONG” WOMEN …” „… norms regarding women, strength, and femininity. Born in Austria to a family of circus …” „… reporting.Although it was British fashion designer Mary Quant (1934– ) who created and coined the name “miniskirt” in …”

Twelve Exploitation of the Female Image S. 137-150

„… frailty and femininity. It is only achievable by girls or women who are underweight with “muscle waste” in …” „… the promotion was a big hit in the fashion and beauty industry, it was also another hit against women …” „… state—became a standard in the beauty, fashion, and advertising industries, making unhealthy physical …”

Eleven The Third Wave and the Women of the 1980s and 1990s S. 119-136

„… visibility, well after her retirement when she pursued fashion, would also forever change the sport of …” „… all female athletes wrestling with size and femininity vs. marketability. Again and again, unlike male …” „… fashion and business.The unthinkable began to happen: A 6'3", 175-pound woman was named by Elle magazine …”

Notes S. 287-328

„… .nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-charter-school-rule-girls-wear -skirts-struck-down-n988901.2. Julie Brucculieri, “Women and Pants: A Timeline of Fashion …” „… Liberation,” HuffPost, March 8, 2019, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-and-pants -fashion-liberation_l_5c …” „… Jean Kensicki, “An Imperceptible Difference: Visual and Textual Constructions of Femininity in Sports …”

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A Kaleidoscope of Identities

James W. Messerschmidt, Tristan Bridges

2022

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‌‌‌‌Theory and Method S. 31-64

„… meaning outside its relationship to emphasized femininity—and nonhegemonic masculinities—or that form of …” „… attached to femininity.As such, hegemonic masculinities and emphasized femininities are essen-tially …” „… from con-figurations of hegemonic masculinity and emphasized femininity.Related to this, a second form …”

The Future S. 107-134

„… change zir identity and engage in preppy-girl femininity, which permitted zir gender identity to 110 …” „… constituting gender regimes, such as hegemonic masculinity and emphasized femininity. We elaborate on this …” „… femininity, which included dating boys (“it was all great fun”). Morgan was excited about having a body that …”

‌‌‌‌Identity Reminiscences S. 65-106

„… masculinity and femininity.In these interactions both reflexive and routine practices transpired …” „… “other girls” at school—she fashioned and embodied a configuration of emphasized femininity. At this …” „… sense that Jessie prac-ticed hegemonic masculinity and her girlfriend emphasized femininity. And both …”

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌The Past S. 1-30

„… emphasized feminin-ity—and nonhegemonic masculinities—or those forms of femininity (not all forms of …” „… denounced for simply bulldozing the complexity in which masculinity (and femininity) is situationally, and …” „… practice is illustrated by the twin notions of hegemonic masculinity and emphasized femininity, which were …”

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Schmerz. Lust.

Lorella Bosco (ed.), Anke Gilleir (ed.)

Series: Moderne-Studien

Volume 18 2020

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Ruth Hemus ›Made for a Party‹? S. 157-174

„… appropriately pointed out, »theories of the body […] often overlook dress and theories of fashion and dress …” „… particular resonance within the context of Weimar Germany. Restrictions on dress and changes in fashion …” „… experience of fashion, fun and freedom. Such notions are far from superficial. As Lavin has argued, Höch’s …”

Markus Hallensleben Faces of the German Female Avant-Garde S. 129-156

„… Beauty), 1929).64 Lavin defines these portraits as »allegorical portraits of femininity«, with »ambiguous …” „… in her photomontage Schnitt mit dem Küchenmesser, which is done in the same fashion. Here, a photo …”

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