Machine generated contents note: 1.Automobility -- 2.The Deadly Signifier -- 3.The Corvette: A Scholarly Review -- 4.The Corvette in Literature: Selected Examples -- 5.The Masculine Object -- 6.Automobility, White Masculinity, and Patriarchy -- 7.The Corvette and the Media -- 8.The Sting Ray, the Space Race, and Masculine Technology -- 9.The Corvette and Black Masculinity -- 10.Gay Masculinity, Automobility, and "Other" Identities -- 11.The Gendered Object -- 12.The "Female" Corvette and the Struggle for Freedom and Identity -- 13.The Female Gaze and New Identities -- 14.Empowered Women and the "Resignified" Corvette -- 15.Dreams, Romance, and the "Endless" Corvette -- 16.Images with Power -- 17.The Corvette as Concept: The Automobile as "Art" -- 18.The Corvette Image in Advertising and Media: Beyond Route 66 -- 19.The Art of Design: The Fashionable Corvette -- 20.The Corvette as Art: Examples and Theories "Using various critical perspectives, this close analysis of this highly recognizable Chevrolet Corvette finds diverse aspects of American culture revealed. Topics covered include the Corvette in literature; its ties to masculine identity, including homosexuality, as well as female sexuality; and the Corvette as artistic object, among others"--Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index. - Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
