American national identity and discourses of the frontier in early 20th century visual culture
This thesis examines the rise of image culture in the 1920’s and its impact on American national identity. I demonstrate that, perhaps surprisingly, the central figure in these debates was not a past or present prominent American but instead an indeterminate Other which is read in ambivalent ways...
Other Authors: | Maldonado, Chandra Ann (author) |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Florida Atlantic University
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Online Access: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004214 http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004214 |
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