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by Tracy Allerton.
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2010
Description
This thesis employs a star study of Meryl Streep, incorporating pertinent feminist, reception and culture-studies theories, to investigate biases within the Hollywood film industry. The actress has enjoyed a resurgence as a leading lady at age 61. Streep's star persona, acting prowess and career arc are examined across three theoretical platforms - production of culture, textual analysis, and audience analysis - or clues as to why she has been singled out among her peers. This thesis posits that Streep's unique star image and surge in popularity have helped her break out of hegemonic articulations of gender and aging that privilege youthful beauty, putting female stars at a disadvantage within the capitalistic film industry. Also considered is the cultural significance of Streep's late-life success: Does she represent new openings for older actresses (and concomitantly, an increase in film representations of aging women), or is she merely an anomaly within the entrenched patriarchal system?
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Extent
vii, 138 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
697796227
OCLC Number
697796227
Additional Information
by Tracy Allerton.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010.
Includes bibliography.
Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Date Backup
2010
Date Text
2010
Date Issued (EDTF)
2010
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FAU
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FADT2867329
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Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Person Preferred Name
Allerton, Tracy.
Graduate College
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electronic
vii, 138 p.
Title Plain
Meryl Streep mystique
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Origin Information
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
2010
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Title
Meryl Streep mystique
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The
Meryl Streep mystique
a study of gender, aging, Hollywood and a female star