From Marilyn to Madonna: discussion of gender roles in pop music; pastiche, parody, simulacra.

30 Novembro 2016, 16:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

From Marilyn to Madonna: discussion of gender roles in pop music.

Marilyn's ambiguous role as "American dream girl": 
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/11/marilyn-monroe-b-norma-jean-1926-died.html
Madonna as overdetermined icon: 
Pastiche, parody, simulacra.
http://popularamericana.blogspot.pt/2016/11/madonna-b-louise-ciccone-in-1958.html
Discussion of article by J. Prieto Arranz, "The Semiotics of Performance and Success in Madonna"