The Invisible Flâneuse?: Gender, Public Space and Visual Culture in Nineteenth Century Paris

This collection of essays revisits gender and urban modernity in nineteenth-century Paris in the wake of changes to the fabric of the city and social life. In rethinking the figure of the flâneur, the contributors apply the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an
examination of visual culture of the period, including painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, and posters. Using a variety of approaches, the collection re-examines the long-held belief that life in Paris was divided according to strict gender norms, with men free to roam in public space while
women were restricted to the privacy of the domestic sphere.

Framed by essays by Janet Wolff and Linda Nochlin - two scholars whose work has been central to the investigation of gender and representation in the nineteenth century - this collection brings together new methods of looking at visual culture with a more nuanced way of picturing city life.


Author: Aruna D'Souza
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780719079429

About the Author

Aruna D'Souza is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York

Tom McDonough is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Binghamton University, State University of New York