Some notes about Arthur Miller's drama in Francois Spain: Towards a European history of Miller
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Arthur Miller is frequently considered the most European of American playwrights and it is hard to understand whether there is a lack of history of his drama in the continent and ignored much more about the presence and unfortunately it has given rise to misconceptions that would be the task of historians to refute and place in correct focus. The presence of Miller's drama in Spain is less exceptional than the initial remarks about the theatrical singularity and backwardness it would have suggested and hence the Spanish case appears to be best examined within a European framework.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2005
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From Toscanini to Tennessee: Robert Riskin, the OWI and the construction of American propaganda in World War II
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Hollywood screenwriter Robert Riskin role as the head of the Overseas Branch of the Office of War Information (OWI) during World War II not only helped to shape the administrative and managerial strategy of the agency but also created a body of documentary film work that was most incisive of the entire war. Riskin's contribution as a visionary is highlighted and it is argued that Riskin's documentary programme, Projections of America, was one of the most important, influential and substantive collections of propaganda made during the war.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2006
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Darkness made visible: miscegenation, masquerade and the signified racial other in Tennessee Williams' 'Baby Doll' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire.'(Special Issue: Warring in America: Encounters of Gender and Race)
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While no African American characters have any significant role in Tennessee Williams' plays 'Baby Doll' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' the sexually dangerous men are portrayed as dark and foreign and represent the Southern fear of miscegenation. This fear of miscegenation and the role of the white woman as property is explored.
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2001
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