Damsels and Divas examines the careers of three European stars of silent Hollywood: Pola Negri, Vilma Bánky and Jetta Goudal. Through the interrogation of their star personae − as depicted by their on-screen presence, film magazines, fan letters, popular press and promotional material – it analyses the meanings of Europeanness and whiteness in the United States.
Damsels and Divas examines the careers of three European stars of silent Hollywood: Pola Negri, Vilma Bánky and Jetta Goudal. Through the interrogation of their star personae − as depicted by their on-screen presence, film magazines, fan letters, popular press and promotional material – it analyses the meanings of Europeanness and whiteness in the United States.
Agata Frymus is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Ghent, Belgium. Agata's research concentrates on the relationship between race and silent film. Her work has been published in Early Popular Visual Culture, Celebrity Studies and Cinema Journal.
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Contents Introduction 1 Pola Negri and Romance: "Ah Love! It's Not for Me" 2 Pola Negri as the Vamp: "Temptatious Pola Assailed Picture Citadel by Storm" 3 Vilma Bánky and Whiteness: "The Almost Perfect Anglo-Saxon Type, More English Than the English" 4 Vilma Bánky as the Leading Lady: "Bedecked in Flowing Gowns . . . and Layers of Pearls and Jewels" 5 Vilma Bánky and Marriage: "My Mother Brought Me Up to Be a Wife" 6 Jetta Goudal and Exoticism: "She Looks Like a Beautiful Cossack. She Looks Like an Oriental Princess" 7 Jetta Goudal and Mystery: "A Riddle in the City of Eager Autobiographies" 8 Jetta Goudal and Temperament: "The Most Temperamental Actress" Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index
Contents Introduction 1 Pola Negri and Romance: "Ah Love! It's Not for Me" 2 Pola Negri as the Vamp: "Temptatious Pola Assailed Picture Citadel by Storm" 3 Vilma Bánky and Whiteness: "The Almost Perfect Anglo-Saxon Type, More English Than the English" 4 Vilma Bánky as the Leading Lady: "Bedecked in Flowing Gowns . . . and Layers of Pearls and Jewels" 5 Vilma Bánky and Marriage: "My Mother Brought Me Up to Be a Wife" 6 Jetta Goudal and Exoticism: "She Looks Like a Beautiful Cossack. She Looks Like an Oriental Princess" 7 Jetta Goudal and Mystery: "A Riddle in the City of Eager Autobiographies" 8 Jetta Goudal and Temperament: "The Most Temperamental Actress" Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Index
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