eCite Digital Repository
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood: Celebrity Gossip and American Conservatism by Jennifer Frost
Citation
Harvey, K, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood: Celebrity Gossip and American Conservatism by Jennifer Frost, Australasian Journal of American Studies, 32, (1) pp. 127-129. ISSN 1838-9554 (2013) [Review Single Work]
![]() | PDF Pending copyright assessment - Request a copy 107Kb |
Official URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43863837
Abstract
The intersection of private life, public news and political culture is at the
heart of many scholarly histories of popular culture and its practitioners.
Jennifer Frost's book Hedda Hopper's Hollywood weaves these themes
through the life of the Hollywood actress and gossip columnist, whilst using
the letters of Hopper's readers to tell an additional story about the
production and reception of conservative attitudes in the United States from
the 1930s to the 1960s. In this way, Frost seeks to demonstrate the historical
worth of gossip as a unique and credible source on public opinion.
Item Details
Item Type: | Review Single Work |
---|---|
Keywords: | hollywood, cinema, journalism, gossip, conservatism, cold war |
Research Division: | Language, Communication and Culture |
Research Group: | Cultural studies |
Research Field: | Screen and media culture |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding the past of the Americas |
UTAS Author: | Harvey, K (Dr Kyle Harvey) |
ID Code: | 127438 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Deposited By: | College Office - CALE |
Deposited On: | 2018-07-27 |
Last Modified: | 2018-07-30 |
Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page