The Many Meanings of Mina by Rachel Haworth
Mina is one of Italys best-loved pop stars. This book explores the significance of her star status in post-war Italy, and traces how the many meanings of Mina evolve as a result of different media forms she was involved in, which intersect and interact to produce new significances of the star throughout her sixty-year-long career. 12 illus.'Rachel Haworth’s monograph is the first substantial analysis of Mina’s career, and builds on her longstanding work on the singerIt considers the multiple facets of Mina’s star persona and the mechanisms of its construction over time, from her emergence in the late 1950s to the present. [...] Ultimately Haworth’s excellent book points forward to many more meanings of Mina, yet to be explored.'
-- Catherine O’Rawe, Modern ItalyRachel Haworth is a researcher of Italian popular music and culture of the twentieth century. She is interested in questions of stardom, gender, performance, and value in the Italian pop music context, and has published books and articles on Italian singer-songwriters of the 1960s, celebrity scandals, and Italian variety television.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789385601 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789385601 |
| Title | The Many Meanings of Mina |
| Author | Rachel Haworth |
| Series | Trajectories Of Italian Cinema And Media |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Intellect Books |
| Year published | 2022-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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