[ecrea] New book: Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

*Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music***

/LEIGH H. EDWARDS///

Dolly Parton is instantly recognizable for her iconic style and persona, 
but how did she create her enduring image? Dolly crafted her exaggerated 
appearance and stage personality by combining two opposing 
stereotypes—the innocent mountain girl and the voluptuous sex symbol. 
Emerging through her lyrics, personal stories, stage presence, and 
visual imagery, these wildly different gender tropes form a central part 
of Dolly’s media image and portrayal of herself as a star and celebrity. 
By developing a multilayered image and persona, Dolly both critiques 
representations of femininity in country music and attracts a diverse 
fan base ranging from country and pop music fans to feminists and gay 
rights advocates. In /Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music/, Leigh H. 
Edwards explores Dolly’s roles as musician, actor, author, 
philanthropist, and entrepreneur to show how Dolly’s gender subversion 
highlights the challenges that can be found even in the most seemingly 
traditional form of American popular music. As Dolly depicts herself as 
simultaneously "real" and "fake," she offers new perspectives on country 
music’s claims of authenticity.

*Leigh H. Edwards*is Associate Professor of English at Florida State 
University. She is author of /Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American 
Identity /and /The Triumph of Reality TV: The Revolution in American 
Television./

Indiana University Press |  | February 2018| 270pp |  | 9780253031556 | 
PB | £16.99*

20% discount with this code: CSL18DOLLY**

*Price subject to change.

  **Offer excludes the USA, Canada and South America.


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