__smbhome.uscs.susx.ac.uk_tjk30_Documents_Semifinal. Derounian.ToG.Eds.7.10.19.pdf (1.25 MB)
Seamstresses in the city: modernity, mobility, and anxiety in post-world war two Italian film
This article examines the representations of Italian seamstresses in two postWorld War II Italian films, Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (Emmer, 1952), and Le amiche (Antonioni, 1955). Seamstresses were one of the few female workforces to gain notoriety and visibility in the urban landscape following World War II. They embody a critical contradiction between modernity and domesticity for women of this period. This article assesses how filmic representations are symptomatic of anxiety around women’s work, increased female mobility, and changing gender roles. Doreen Massey’s theory of space and gender (1994) is deployed to propose that urban space is not simply geographical, but is indicative of social space, ideological space, and gender relations.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
Annali d'ItalianisticaISSN
0741–7527Publisher
Arizona State UniversityPublisher URL
Issue
1Volume
37Page range
177-208Department affiliated with
- Sussex Centre for Language Studies Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2019-11-28First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-01-09First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-11-28Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedLicence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC