Off-White Hollywood American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom

Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars of the silent - Colleen Moore and Pola Negri - classical - Sonja Henie and Hedy Lamarr - and post-classical eras - Marisa Tomei and Cher - to demonstrate how each star illuminates aspects of ethnicity, gender, consumerism, and class at work in American culture.Negra, Diane is the author of 'Off-White Hollywood American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom' with ISBN 9780415216777 and ISBN 041521677X.